imminent

Definitions


[ˈɪmɪnənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- about to happen
(e.g: they were in imminent danger of being swept away)

- overhanging


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin imminent- ‘overhanging, impending’, from the verb imminere, from in- ‘upon, towards’ + minere ‘to project’




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