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    impend
    /ɪmˈpɛnd/

    verb

    • 1. (of an event regarded as threatening or significant) be about to happen: "it seemed certain that some great trial of strength impended between the opponents"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    IMPEND definition: 1. If an event impends, usually an event that is unpleasant or unwanted, it is going to happen…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › impendImpend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : to be about to occur. the impending trial. b. : to hover threateningly : menace. 2. archaic : to hang suspended. Synonyms. brew. loom. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of impend in a Sentence. for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › impendImpend - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    impend. /ɪmˈpɛnd/ IPA guide. Other forms: impending; impended; impends. When things impend, they are just about to happen. As you're heading into a haunted house, you might have the feeling that spooky noises and lurching monsters impend.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent. 2. (foll by over) rare. to be suspended; hang. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. impendence (imˈpendence) or impendency (imˈpendency) noun.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › impendIMPEND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Impend definition: to be imminent; be about to happen.. See examples of IMPEND used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › impendImpend - definition of impend by The Free Dictionary

    1. (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent. 2. ( foll by over) rare to be suspended; hang. [C16: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang] imˈpendence, imˈpendency n.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › impendImpend Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    ĭm-pĕnd. To be about to occur. Her retirement is impending. To be about to happen; be imminent. To threaten. (intransitive) To be about to happen or occur, especially of something which takes some time such as a process or procedure rather than just a short event. "To impend" often has the connotation of threat.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryIMPEND - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    1. (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent. [...] 2. rare. to be suspended; hang. [...] More. Conjugations of 'impend' present simple: I impend, you impend [...] past simple: I impended, you impended [...] past participle: impended. More. Examples of 'impend' in a sentence.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › impendimpend - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · impend (third-person singular simple present impends, present participle impending, simple past and past participle impended) To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › impendIMPEND Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for IMPEND: loom, brew, approach, threaten, hover, menace, draw on, near; Antonyms of IMPEND: diminish, disappear, recede, fall, vanish, abate, lessen, decline