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imminent
(mass) | imminent
- blízky |
imminent
(encz) | imminent,blízký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imminent
(encz) | imminent,hrozící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Imminent
(gcide) | Imminent \Im"mi*nent\, a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to
project; pref. im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project.
See Eminent.]
1. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending;
-- said especially of misfortune or peril. "In danger
imminent." --Spenser.
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2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.
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Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach.
--Shak.
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3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.]
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Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters.
--Milton.
Syn: Impending; threatening; near; at hand.
Usage: Imminent, Impending, Threatening. Imminent is
the strongest: it denotes that something is ready to
fall or happen on the instant; as, in imminent danger
of one's life. Impending denotes that something hangs
suspended over us, and may so remain indefinitely; as,
the impending evils of war. Threatening supposes some
danger in prospect, but more remote; as, threatening
indications for the future.
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Three times to-day
You have defended me from imminent death.
--Shak.
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No story I unfold of public woes,
Nor bear advices of impending foes. --Pope.
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Fierce faces threatening war. --Milton.
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imminent
(wn) | imminent
adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
"some people believe the day of judgment is close at
hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
[syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent,
impendent, impending] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
imminent
(mass) | imminent
- blízky |
imminently
(mass) | imminently
- bezprostredne |
imminent
(encz) | imminent,blízký adj: Zdeněk Brožimminent,hrozící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imminent abortion
(encz) | imminent abortion, n: |
imminently
(encz) | imminently,bezprostředně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
imminentness
(encz) | imminentness, n: |
Imminently
(gcide) | Imminently \Im"mi*nent*ly\, adv.
In an imminent manner.
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imminent
(wn) | imminent
adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
"some people believe the day of judgment is close at
hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
[syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent,
impendent, impending] |
imminent abortion
(wn) | imminent abortion
n 1: the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss
of the products of conception [syn: imminent abortion,
threatened abortion] |
imminently
(wn) | imminently
adv 1: in an imminent manner |
imminentness
(wn) | imminentness
n 1: the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn:
imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence,
impendency, forthcomingness] |
imminent death of the net predicted!
(foldoc) | Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!
Since Usenet first got off the ground in
1980-81, it has grown exponentially, approximately doubling in
size every year. On the other hand, most people feel the
signal-to-noise ratio of Usenet has dropped steadily.
These trends led, as far back as mid-1983, to predictions of
the imminent collapse (or death) of the net. Ten years and
numerous doublings later, enough of these gloomy
prognostications have been confounded that the phrase
"Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!" has become a running
joke, hauled out any time someone grumbles about the {S/N
ratio} or the huge and steadily increasing volume, or the
possible loss of a key node or link, or the potential for
lawsuits when ignoramuses post copyrighted material etc.
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imminent death of the net predicted!
(jargon) | Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!
prov.
[Usenet] Since Usenet first got off the ground in 1980--81, it has grown
exponentially, approximately doubling in size every year. On the other
hand, most people feel the signal-to-noise ratio of Usenet has dropped
steadily. These trends led, as far back as mid-1983, to predictions of the
imminent collapse (or death) of the net. Ten years and numerous doublings
later, enough of these gloomy prognostications have been confounded that
the phrase “Imminent Death Of The Net Predicted!” has become a running
joke, hauled out any time someone grumbles about the S/N ratio or the
huge and steadily increasing volume, or the possible loss of a key node or
link, or the potential for lawsuits when ignoramuses post copyrighted
material, etc., etc., etc.
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