Meanings
About to happen; impending.
جس کے وقوع پذیر ہونے کا فوری خطرہ ہو۔
قریب الوقوع
qareeb-ul-waqoo
Common Collocations
- imminent danger
- imminent threat
- imminent arrival
Example Sentences
The storm is imminent and we should take precautions.
طوفان قریب الوقوع ہے اور ہمیں احتیاطی تدابیر اختیار کرنی چاہئیں۔
Toofan qareeb-ul-waqoo hai aur humein ehtiyaati tadabeer ikhtiyar karni chahiye.
The changes in the policy are imminent.
پالیسی میں تبدیلیاں قریب الوقوع ہیں۔
Policy mein tabdeelyan qareeb-ul-waqoo hain.
He warned us about the imminent risks.
اس نے ہمیں قریب الوقوع خطرات کے بارے میں آگاہ کیا۔
Us ne humein qareeb-ul-waqoo khatarat ke bare mein agah kiya.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'imminent' as 'immediate event' to remember it relates to something that is about to happen.
Imagine dark clouds gathering, indicating a storm that is about to hit.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "imminentem" — to overhang
First known use: 15th century
The word 'imminent' has evolved from the Latin word 'imminens', which is the present participle of 'imber', meaning to hang over.