imminently
/ˈɪmənəntli/IH-muh-nuhnt-lee
/ˈɪmənəntli/IH-muh-nuhnt-lee
Meaningin an imminent way
Common meaning: very soon
- imin, into
- minto jut out; threatsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1145 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘in, into’ + ‘to jut out’ → imminently
Journey through time
- Latinmineō; minae‘to jut out’
- Englishimminent‘about to happen’
- Englishformed in English from imminentimminently‘very soon’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from imminent + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), IMMINENT, p.282 · scan
Roots
- mineō; minae Latin “to jut out; threats”
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