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title: imminent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «imminent» in the school dictionary: About to happen very soon, often something bad or dangerous. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# imminent

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**Who acts:** Dark clouds, rain, firefighters, house, arrival, baby · **What happens:** happen, show, be, say, arrive, warn · **To what, where:** imminent danger, bags, flames, Mountains · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«imminent» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [imminent in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/imminent.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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About to happen very soon, often something bad or dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:m1:1
# text = About to happen very soon, often something bad or dangerous.
1	About	about	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about, soon *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dark clouds showed that rain was imminent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:x1:1
# text = Dark clouds showed that rain was imminent.
1	Dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	imminent	imminent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Dark clouds |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | rain |  |  |  |  | imminent *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The firefighters said the house was in imminent danger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:x2:1
# text = The firefighters said the house was in imminent danger.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	imminent	imminent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the firefighters |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the house |  |  | imminent danger |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The baby's arrival is imminent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:x3:1
# text = The baby's arrival is imminent.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	imminent	imminent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the baby's arrival |  |  |  |  | imminent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | the baby |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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An announcement about the new playground is imminent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:x4:1
# text = An announcement about the new playground is imminent.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	announcement	announcement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	imminent	imminent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a announcement about the new playground |  |  |  |  | imminent *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The ship's captain warned of an imminent storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:x5:1
# text = The ship's captain warned of an imminent storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	imminent	imminent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | the ship's captain |  |  |  |  | of a imminent storm | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent of storm=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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With the bell imminent, everyone packed their bags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:x6:1
# text = With the bell imminent, everyone packed their bags.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	imminent	imminent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	packed	pack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | past | everyone | their bags |  |  |  | with the bell | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent bag=Destination with bell=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Mountains and forests were in flames, rivers and streams were dried up, and a general conflagration was imminent.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:imminent:x7:1
# text = Mountains and forests were in flames, rivers and streams were dried up, and a general conflagration was imminent.
1	Mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	streams	stream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	imminent	imminent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  | flames |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dry up** | past · passive |  | Mountains and forests and flames and rivers and streams |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 3 | **is** | past | a general conflagration |  |  |  |  | imminent *property* | tree rules |

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