imminent

«imminent» in Mova's school dictionary: About to happen very soon, often something bad or dangerous — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «imminent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.