imminent
part of speech
adjective (imminent)
meaning for a pupil
About to happen very soon, often something bad or dangerous. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The old translation uses it to mean that foolish talk is close to bringing ruin. Interpretation: Proverbs teaches that a fool's careless speech brings disaster near, while the wise keep knowledge quietly stored. In the primary lessons: In news, weather and safety it warns of something close: «a storm is imminent», «imminent danger». In stories it builds tension. Phrases: imminent danger, imminent arrival, in imminent danger, an imminent storm.
examples
- Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin. (Writings PRO.10.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Dark clouds showed that rain was imminent. tree →
- The firefighters said the house was in imminent danger. tree →
- The baby's arrival is imminent. tree →
- An announcement about the new playground is imminent. tree →
- The ship's captain warned of an imminent storm. tree →
- With the bell imminent, everyone packed their bags. tree →
- Mountains and forests were in flames, rivers and streams were dried up, and a general conflagration was imminent. tree →
note
Noun: imminence. Do not confuse with «eminent» (famous and respected) or «immanent» (present within). Similar: impending, approaching.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «imminent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.