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imminent — imminent, immanent The more common word imminent, derived from the Latin word minēre ‘to threaten’, means ‘about to happen’ and has connotations of threat or danger. Immanent, derived from the Latin word manēre ‘to remain’, means ‘indwelling,… … Modern English usage
threat — [thret] n. [ME threte < OE threat, a throng, painful pressure, akin to Ger (ver)driessen, to grieve, annoy < IE * treud , to push, press (prob. < base * ter , to rub) > L trudere, to THRUST] 1. an expression of intention to hurt,… … English World dictionary
threat — n. 1) to issue, make, utter a threat 2) to carry out, fulfill a threat 3) to be, constitute, pose a threat 4) a covert; dire, grave, serious; direct; empty, idle; explicit; imminent; implicit; terroristic; veiled threat 5) a security threat 6) a… … Combinatory dictionary
threat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Declaration of intention to harm Nouns 1. threat, menace, intimidation, commination, minacity, terrorism; empty threat, fulmination, sword or saber rattling; defiance; yellow menace or peril; blackmail,… … English dictionary for students
imminent — imminently, adv. imminentness, n. /im euh neuhnt/, adj. 1. likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. 2. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. [1520 30; < L imminent (s. of imminens), prp. of imminere to overhang,… … Universalium
threat — noun 1 expression of intention to do harm/punish ADJECTIVE ▪ dire, terrible ▪ Despite dire threats of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully. ▪ empty, idle ▪ The ki … Collocations dictionary
imminent — im|mi|nent [ˈımınənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of imminere to stick out, threaten ] an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc ▪ He… … Dictionary of contemporary English
threat — 1. noun /θrɛt/ a) an expression of intent to injure or punish another. b) an indication of imminent danger. See Also: threaten … Wiktionary
imminent — adj. Imminent is used with these nouns: ↑arrival, ↑catastrophe, ↑danger, ↑death, ↑demise, ↑departure, ↑destruction, ↑disaster, ↑execution, ↑extinction, ↑invasion, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
imminent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impending, close at hand, about to occur; near, threatening. See earliness, approach, expectation, threat. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. approaching, impending, coming, in store, at hand, brewing,… … English dictionary for students
