word-vault/dist/data/cards/im/imminent.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "imminent",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "likely to happen very soon",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the imminent threat of invasion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The system is **in imminent danger of** collapse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An announcement about his resignation is imminent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An attack seems imminent."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪmɪnənt/",
                "audio": "im/imminent/imminent__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪmɪnənt/",
                "audio": "im/imminent/imminent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin imminent- ‘overhanging, impending’, from the verb imminere, from in- ‘upon, towards’ + minere ‘to project’."
}