imminentadj.

/ˈɪmɪnənt/

Forms: Also 1500s–1700s iminent, eminent (see eminent adj. 6).

Etymology: < Latin imminens, -nt-em, present participle of imminēre to project or lean over, overhang, impend, be near, < im- (im- prefix¹) + -minēre , as in ēminēre : compare eminent adj. Compare French imminent (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

1. Of an event, etc. (almost always of evil or danger): Impending threateningly, hanging over one's head; ready to befall or overtake one; close at hand in its incidence; coming on shortly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand

towardc890

comingOE

at handc1175

hendc1175

short?a1400

likec1425

near present?c1450

hangingc1503

instant?1520

neara1522

approachinga1525

imminent1528

provenient1554

threatened1567

near-threateninga1586

eminent1587

impendenta1592

sudden1597

ensuing1603

dependenta1616

pending1642

incumbent1646

early1655

fast-approaching1671

impendinga1686

incoming1753

pendent1805

proximatea1831

simmering1843

pending1850

invenient1854

looming1855

forthcoming1859

near-term1929

upcoming1959

1528 S. Gardiner in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. l. 115 Fear..being so imminent and lately felt.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. iii. f. 103 Preseruation from so many imminent perels.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) v. v. 24 You haue defended me from imminent death.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 135 Heire-breadth scapes ith imminent deadly breach.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Oxf. 326 Presaging their intended and imminent destruction.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. vii. 26 To oppose, first of all, the nearest and most imminent danger.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 27 Invasion was imminent.

1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 330 In an Austrian lottery..a drawing was imminent.

†2. Remaining fixed or intent (upon something). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective]

intentivec1386

intendable1390

studiousa1400

diligentc1400

intendantc1440

suspensec1450

attent1482

heartbounda1586

searchful1594

intent1610

wist1615

wistful1616

intense1640

imminent1641

concentrative1725

well-attending1725

acuminated1786

spell-bound1799

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 65 Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters.

3. In literal sense: Projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective]

hangingc1330

pendentc1425

beetled1509

bending1567

prependent1592

propendent1593

overwhelming1599

pendulous1608

impendent1611

incumbent1719

imminent1727

impending1730

beetling1744

pensilec1750

pending1756

superincumbent1785

shelvy1811

overbrowing1814

propensive1819

oversailing1833

beetle-browed1842

overhung1845

overhanging1860

overleaning1865

overreaching1890

cantilevered1910

1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 27 Eminent, famous. Iminent, over head.

1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. (1872) I. 38 Heights began to rise imminent above our way.

†4. Confused with immanent adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective]

propera1325

indwelling14..

resident1525

subsistenta1530

corporate1531

immanent1535

intrinsical?1545

integral1551

inexistent1553

internal1564

subjective1564

insident1583

inward1587

inherent1588

imminent1605

inhering1609

intern1612

subjectory1614

intimate1632

inhesive1639

intrinsic1642

implantate1650

medullary1651

implicit1658

inexisting1678

originala1682

indwelt1855

1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence iv. 108 This..requyreth an imminent reason to bee sought for.

1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy v. 40 Now Legislation is an imminent Act, consisting in a meer expression of an Authoritative Will.

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. iv. 25 Our present formed Thoughts, the immediate and imminent Acts of the Mind.

1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith v. i. §2. 272 The moral law of the conscience is the most..imminent of all that can be called Knowledge.

†5. Confused with eminent adj. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1642 J. Vicars God in Mount 15 As some imminent Scots have acknowledged.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	imminent
释义	imminentadj. /ˈɪmɪnənt/ Forms: Also 1500s–1700s iminent, eminent (see eminent adj. 6). Etymology: < Latin imminens, -nt-em, present participle of imminēre to project or lean over, overhang, impend, be near, < im- (im- prefix¹) + -minēre , as in ēminēre : compare eminent adj. Compare French imminent (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. Of an event, etc. (almost always of evil or danger): Impending threateningly, hanging over one's head; ready to befall or overtake one; close at hand in its incidence; coming on shortly. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand towardc890 comingOE at handc1175 hendc1175 hendc1175 short?a1400 likec1425 near present?c1450 hangingc1503 instant?1520 neara1522 approachinga1525 imminent1528 provenient1554 threatened1567 near-threateninga1586 eminent1587 impendenta1592 sudden1597 ensuing1603 dependenta1616 pending1642 incumbent1646 early1655 fast-approaching1671 impendinga1686 incoming1753 pendent1805 proximatea1831 simmering1843 pending1850 invenient1854 looming1855 forthcoming1859 near-term1929 upcoming1959 1528 S. Gardiner in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation (1870) I. l. 115 Fear..being so imminent and lately felt. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. iii. f. 103 Preseruation from so many imminent perels. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) v. v. 24 You haue defended me from imminent death. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 135 Heire-breadth scapes ith imminent deadly breach. View more context for this quotation a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Oxf. 326 Presaging their intended and imminent destruction. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. vii. 26 To oppose, first of all, the nearest and most imminent danger. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xviii. 27 Invasion was imminent. 1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 330 In an Austrian lottery..a drawing was imminent. †2. Remaining fixed or intent (upon something). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] intentivec1386 intendable1390 studiousa1400 diligentc1400 intendantc1440 suspensec1450 attent1482 heartbounda1586 searchful1594 intent1610 wist1615 wistful1616 intense1640 imminent1641 concentrative1725 well-attending1725 acuminated1786 spell-bound1799 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 65 Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters. 3. In literal sense: Projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective] hangingc1330 pendentc1425 beetled1509 bending1567 prependent1592 propendent1593 overwhelming1599 pendulous1608 impendent1611 incumbent1719 imminent1727 impending1730 beetling1744 pensilec1750 pending1756 superincumbent1785 shelvy1811 overbrowing1814 propensive1819 oversailing1833 beetle-browed1842 overhung1845 overhanging1860 overleaning1865 overreaching1890 cantilevered1910 1727 W. Mather Young Man's Compan. (ed. 13) 27 Eminent, famous. Iminent, over head. 1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. (1872) I. 38 Heights began to rise imminent above our way. †4. Confused with immanent adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] propera1325 indwelling14.. resident1525 subsistenta1530 corporate1531 immanent1535 intrinsical?1545 integral1551 inexistent1553 internal1564 subjective1564 insident1583 inward1587 inherent1588 imminent1605 inhering1609 intern1612 subjectory1614 intimate1632 inhesive1639 intrinsic1642 implantate1650 medullary1651 implicit1658 inexisting1678 originala1682 indwelt1855 1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence iv. 108 This..requyreth an imminent reason to bee sought for. 1644 P. Hunton Vindic. Treat. Monarchy v. 40 Now Legislation is an imminent Act, consisting in a meer expression of an Authoritative Will. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. iv. 25 Our present formed Thoughts, the immediate and imminent Acts of the Mind. 1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith v. i. §2. 272 The moral law of the conscience is the most..imminent of all that can be called Knowledge. †5. Confused with eminent adj. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1642 J. Vicars God in Mount 15 As some imminent Scots have acknowledged. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1528
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