I0046000 (ĭm′ə-nənt)adj. About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.[Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminēns, imminent-, present participle of imminēre, to overhang : in-, in; see in-2 + -minēre, to jut, threaten; see men- in Indo-European roots.]im′mi·nent·ly adv.im′mi·nent·ness n.Thesaurus