verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
immineō
immineō (present infinitive imminēre, perfect active imminuī)
Classical[ɪmˈmɪ.ne.oː]Ecclesiastical[imˈmiː.ne.o]
Meaning
- to project, bend or lean toward or over, overhang
- to touch on, border upon
- with dativeto threaten, menace
- to be eager for or intent upon, long for
- to be near at hand, impend; to be imminent
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
suprā pendeō, īnstōimmineō -ēre — in Epistulae, ch. 18
dēsuper pendeō, iam iam adsumimmineō -ēre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 10
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | immineō | imminēbam | imminēbō | imminuī | imminueram | imminuerō |
| 2nd sg. | imminēs | imminēbās | imminēbis | imminuistī | imminuerās | imminueris |
| 3rd sg. | imminet | imminēbat | imminēbit | imminuit | imminuerat | imminuerit |
| 1st pl. | imminēmus | imminēbāmus | imminēbimus | imminuimus | imminuerāmus | imminuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | imminētis | imminēbātis | imminēbitis | imminuistis | imminuerātis | imminueritis |
| 3rd pl. | imminent | imminēbant | imminēbunt | imminuērunt imminuēre | imminuerant | imminuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | immineam | imminērem | imminuerim | imminuissem |
| 2nd sg. | immineās | imminērēs | imminuerīs | imminuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | immineat | imminēret | imminuerit | imminuisset |
| 1st pl. | immineāmus | imminērēmus | imminuerīmus | imminuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | immineātis | imminērētis | imminuerītis | imminuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | immineant | imminērent | imminuerint | imminuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | imminē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | imminēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | imminētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | imminētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | imminētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | imminentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | imminēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | imminuisse | — |
| present participle | imminēns | — |
gerundimminendī, imminendō, imminendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- alicuius famam, laudem imminuere
- to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person.
- bellum impendet, imminet, instat
- a war is imminent.
- pericula alicui impendent, imminent
- dangers threaten a man.
- fidem alicuius imminuere, infirmare (opp. confirmare)
- to weaken, destroy a man's credit.
immĭnĕo (inm-), ēre, v. n. in-mineo,
I. to project over or towards a thing, to bend or lean towards, to hang down over, overhang (syn. impendeo).
I. Lit. (mostly poet.):
collis plurimus urbi Imminet, commands, Verg. A. 1, 420; cf.: imminens prope ipsis moenibus tumulus, Liv. 29, 35, 7: imminens villae tua pinus esto, Hor. C. 3, 22, 5: candida populus antro Imminet, Verg. E. 9, 41: aër his, Ov. M. 1, 52: caelumque quod imminet orbi, id. ib. 2, 7: scopulus aequoribus, id. ib. 4, 525: apex collis subjectis arvis, id. ib. 7, 779: nemus desuper, Verg. A. 1, 165: arbos, Ov. M. 4, 459: imminet e celsis audentius improba muris Virgo, Val. Fl. 6, 681; Quint. 11, 3, 130: choros ducit Venus imminente luna, shining overhead, Hor. C. 1, 4, 5: cum ageretur togata, simulans, caterva tota clarissima concentione in ore impuri hominis imminens contionata est: Huic vitae tuae, etc., bending or turning towards, Cic. Sest. 55, 118; cf.: gestu omni imminenti, bent towards him, id. de Or. 2, 55, 225.—B. Transf., to be near to a thing, to touch on, border upon.
1. In gen. (rare):
imminet hic, sequiturque parem, similisque tenenti Non tenet, Ov. M. 7, 785: tergo fugacis, id. ib. 1, 542: carcer imminens foro, adjoining, Liv. 1, 33, 8: imminentia muro aedificia, id. 2, 33, 7.—2. In partic. (like impendere and instare), in an inimical sense, to threaten, menace, by nearness or commanding position (class.):
nimis imminebat propter propinquitatem Aegina Piraeeo, Cic. Off. 3, 11, 46; cf.: Carthago imminere jam fructuosissimis insulis populi Romani videbatur, id. Agr. 2, 32, 87: certior sum factus, Parthos ... Ciliciae magis imminere, id. Att. 5, 20, 2: imminent duo reges toti Asiae, id. de Imp. Pomp. 5, 12: circum insulas Italiae inminentes, Liv. 21, 49, 1: Mithridates Italiae quoque, Vell. 2, 18, 4: Parthi Latio, Hor. C. 1, 12, 53: Germaniae et Britanniae, Suet. Calig. 19: bello subegit gentem rebus populi Romani imminentem, Cic. Rep. 2, 20: instabat agmen Caesaris atque universum imminebat, Caes. B. G. 1, 80 fin.: imbrium divina avis imminentŭm, Hor. C. 3, 27, 10: turris ingens inminebat, Liv. 21, 7, 7; 21, 11, 10: inminentes tumuli, id. 3, 7, 2. —II. Trop. (class.).
A. To strive eagerly ofter a thing, to be eager for, to long for, be intent upon:
hujus mendicitas aviditate conjuncta in nostras fortunas imminebat, Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 20; Liv. 30, 28, 9: in alterius ducis exercitusque opprimendi occasionem imminebat, id. 25, 20, 5: huc imminet: om nes Dirigit huc sensus, Verg. Cul. 89: alieno imminere, Sen. Ep. 2 fin.: rebus, Tac. A. 16, 14: quod imminere emptioni publicanos videbat, Suet. Aug. 24: peritus rerum popularium imminensque ei potestati, Liv. 3, 51, 9: spei majoris honoris, id. 4, 25, 9: occasioni alloquendi regem, Curt. 5, 11: exitio conjugis, Ov. M. 1, 146: Verres avaritia semper hiante atque imminenti fuit, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134.—B. Transf. (acc. to I. B.), to be near at hand, to impend.
1. In gen.:
sunt qui ea, quae quotidie imminent, non videant, Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30: mors, quae propter incertos casus quotidie imminet, id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91.—2. In partic., to threaten by nearness, to be imminent:
periculum, quod imminere ipsi portenderetur, Suet. Claud. 29: periculum ambobus, id. Tit. 9: imminentes undique insidiae, id. Caes. 86: discrimina undique, id. Tib. 25: summum discrimen, Quint. 8, 4, 22: bellum, id. 12, 1, 43: taedio praesentium et imminentium metu, Suet. Vit. 15.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
immineō (in-m-) —, —, ēre,
to project over, lean towards, hang down over, overhang, overarch: Quos super silex Imminet, V.: imminente lunā, shining overhead, H.: in ore impuri hominis imminens, bending towards: gestu omni imminenti, bent towards him: collis urbi Imminet, commands, V.: moenibus tumulus, L.: caelumque quod imminet orbi, O.—To be near to, touch on, border upon, follow up: Imminet hic, sequiturque parem, O.: carcer imminens foro, adjoining, L.: imminentes domini, i. e. future, Ta.—To threaten, menace: instabat agmen atque universum imminebat, Cs.: Imbrium divina avis imminentūm, H.: cum Karthago huic imperio immineret: imminent reges Asiae: Parthi Latio, H.—Fig., to strive eagerly after, be eager for, long for, be intent upon: avaritiā imminenti esse: in exercitūs opprimendi occasionem, L.: ad caedem: ei potestati, L.: exitio coniugis, O.—To be at hand, impend: ea, quae cottidie imminent: mors, quae cottidie imminet: imminentium nescius, Ta.
Origins
From in- + *mineō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”).
In English words that came into English from immineō
- imminentimminēre