† impendv.¹

Etymology: < Latin impendĕre to lay out, expend, devote, employ, < im- (im- prefix¹) + pendĕre to weigh, pay out.

Obsolete.

transitive. To pay to some one; to spend, expend; to apply (money); to bestow.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)]

aspendc885

doOE

spendc1175

spenec1175

dispendc1330

bewarec1374

bestow1377

suckc1380

unpursea1393

warea1417

stowc1440

to lay outc1449

spone1456

expend1477

expend1484

impendc1486

ware?a1513

deburse?1529

disburse1530

defray1543

unburse1570

outlay1573

to lay forth1584

sweat1592

vent1612

dispursea1616

exhaust1616

to set forth1622

waste1639

depursea1648

fence1699

douse1759

shut1797

shift1923

c1486 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 67 Ye shall bynd me..to impend unto your sayd mastership our prayer and service, according unto our duety.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxxvi Theyr Fydelytie whiche they to vs dayly Impende.

1612 S. Sturtevant Metallica vii. 59 Monie to be impended and disbursed in charges.

1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) ii. Pref. 9 I am almost ashamed to tell how much was impended on these Trials.

c1686 R. Law Memorialls (1818) 142 May they not also forbidd all tennants and vassals to pay..rents to them, because they know not how they will impend them?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

impendv.²

Brit.

/ɪmˈpɛnd/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpɛnd/

Etymology: < Latin impendēre, in same senses, < im- (im- prefix¹) + pendēre to hang.

1. intransitive. To hang or be suspended (over); to overhang. (With indirect passive.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > overhang [verb (intransitive)]

hangOE

to hang outc1400

stoop1422

overhang1567

overreach1610

beetlea1616

shelvea1616

oversail1674

impend1780

deject1825

whave1847

overtopple1855

1780 A. Young Tour Ireland 290 Bulging rocks..which seem to impend in horrid forms over the lake.

1803 H. K. White Clifton Grove 17 Mournful larches o'er the wave impend.

1863 M. Oliphant Salem Chapel I. i. 5 Old Mr. Tufton, spiritual but homely, had been wont to impend over the desk and exhort his beloved brethren.

1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents i. 9 Impended over by great rock boulders.

2. transferred and figurative. Of evil or danger: To hang threateningly or hover (over) as about to fall.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [verb (intransitive)] > be imminent > of evil or danger

to hang over (one's) head1548

impenda1627

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) v. 65 Your fathers curses, which have brought Vengeance impending on you.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Impend, to hang over one's Head, as Dangers or Judgments do; to be likely to happen.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 191 Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 515 Great dangers impended over the ecclesiastical and civil constitution.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. i. 12 Barbarism is ever impending over the civilized world.

3. Hence, generally, To be about to happen; to be imminent or near at hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [verb (intransitive)] > be imminent

comeOE

nigha1225

to draw nearc1330

approachc1374

drawa1375

to stand ina1382

to stand ona1382

instand1382

to draw ona1450

proacha1450

to draw nigha1470

to fall at handa1535

to hang by (on, upon) a threada1538

instant1541

to prick fast upon1565

impend1674

simmer1703

depend1710

loom1827

to knock about1866

to come up1909

1674 tr. P. M. de la Martinière New Voy. Northern Countries 141 Giving them notice of any accident or distemper impending.

1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) i. 7 I saw, alas! some dread Event impend.

1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination ii. 68 The same glad task Impends.

1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 163 A war which was believed to be impending.

4. transitive. To overhang, hover over; to be imminently near to. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [verb (transitive)] > approach or be in store for

expect1598

overhang1607

impend1652

touch1791

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια *354 Thine own Art..lets thee not foresee, what impends thee on earth.

1670 W. Penn Great Case Liberty of Consc. 6 The dreadful Judgments that now impend the Nation.

1810 P. B. Shelley Zastrozzi xiii. 193 The alarming danger which impended her.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impend
释义	† impendv.¹ Etymology: < Latin impendĕre to lay out, expend, devote, employ, < im- (im- prefix¹) + pendĕre to weigh, pay out. Obsolete. transitive. To pay to some one; to spend, expend; to apply (money); to bestow. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] aspendc885 doOE spendc1175 spenec1175 dispendc1330 bewarec1374 bestow1377 suckc1380 unpursea1393 warea1417 stowc1440 to lay outc1449 spone1456 expend1477 expend1484 impendc1486 ware?a1513 deburse?1529 disburse1530 defray1543 unburse1570 outlay1573 to lay forth1584 sweat1592 vent1612 dispursea1616 exhaust1616 to set forth1622 waste1639 depursea1648 fence1699 douse1759 shut1797 shift1923 c1486 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 67 Ye shall bynd me..to impend unto your sayd mastership our prayer and service, according unto our duety. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxxvi Theyr Fydelytie whiche they to vs dayly Impende. 1612 S. Sturtevant Metallica vii. 59 Monie to be impended and disbursed in charges. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) ii. Pref. 9 I am almost ashamed to tell how much was impended on these Trials. c1686 R. Law Memorialls (1818) 142 May they not also forbidd all tennants and vassals to pay..rents to them, because they know not how they will impend them? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021). impendv.² Brit. /ɪmˈpɛnd/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpɛnd/ Etymology: < Latin impendēre, in same senses, < im- (im- prefix¹) + pendēre to hang. 1. intransitive. To hang or be suspended (over); to overhang. (With indirect passive.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > overhang [verb (intransitive)] hangOE to hang outc1400 stoop1422 overhang1567 overreach1610 beetlea1616 shelvea1616 oversail1674 impend1780 deject1825 whave1847 overtopple1855 1780 A. Young Tour Ireland 290 Bulging rocks..which seem to impend in horrid forms over the lake. 1803 H. K. White Clifton Grove 17 Mournful larches o'er the wave impend. 1863 M. Oliphant Salem Chapel I. i. 5 Old Mr. Tufton, spiritual but homely, had been wont to impend over the desk and exhort his beloved brethren. 1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents i. 9 Impended over by great rock boulders. 2. transferred and figurative. Of evil or danger: To hang threateningly or hover (over) as about to fall. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [verb (intransitive)] > be imminent > of evil or danger to hang over (one's) head1548 impenda1627 a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) v. 65 Your fathers curses, which have brought Vengeance impending on you. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Impend, to hang over one's Head, as Dangers or Judgments do; to be likely to happen. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 191 Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 515 Great dangers impended over the ecclesiastical and civil constitution. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. i. 12 Barbarism is ever impending over the civilized world. 3. Hence, generally, To be about to happen; to be imminent or near at hand. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > future [verb (intransitive)] > be imminent comeOE nigha1225 to draw nearc1330 approachc1374 drawa1375 to stand ina1382 to stand ona1382 instand1382 to draw ona1450 proacha1450 to draw nigha1470 to fall at handa1535 to hang by (on, upon) a threada1538 instant1541 to prick fast upon1565 impend1674 simmer1703 depend1710 loom1827 to knock about1866 to come up1909 1674 tr. P. M. de la Martinière New Voy. Northern Countries 141 Giving them notice of any accident or distemper impending. 1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) i. 7 I saw, alas! some dread Event impend. 1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination ii. 68 The same glad task Impends. 1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 163 A war which was believed to be impending. 4. transitive. To overhang, hover over; to be imminently near to. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [verb (transitive)] > approach or be in store for expect1598 overhang1607 impend1652 touch1791 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 354 Thine own Art..lets thee not foresee, what impends thee on earth. 1670 W. Penn Great Case Liberty of Consc.* 6 The dreadful Judgments that now impend the Nation. 1810 P. B. Shelley Zastrozzi xiii. 193 The alarming danger which impended her. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹c1486v.²a1627
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