impend
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impend
- /ɪmˈpɛnd/
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin impendere (“to hang over, to weigh out”), 1590s.
verb impends · impending · impended
- To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang. The Earl had often heard of a rich citizen […] and the peculiar charm of a little snug rotunda which he had just finished on the verge of his ground, and which impended the great London road.
- To hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
- To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent. impending doom
- To pay.
Translations
Every language
verb be about to happen
| Español | inminer, impender |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | bevorstehen, drohen, sich ankündigen |
| Русский | надвигаться nadvigatʹsja |
Talk about this word "impend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impend "impend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impend.Cite this
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title = {impend},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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