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View usage for: (ɪmpendɪŋ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]An impending event is one that is going to happen very soon. [formal] On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster. He'd spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage. Synonyms: looming, coming, approaching, near More Synonyms of impending impending in British English (ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ) or rare impendent (ɪmˈpɛndənt) adjectiveabout to happen; imminent Examples of 'impending' in a sentenceimpending He'd spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage.And suddenly the terrible sense of impending doom seemed to have withdrawn.She washed some more broccoli and thought about the impending dinner. In other languagesimpending British English: impending ADJECTIVE An impending event is one that is going to happen very soon. On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster. - American English: impending
- Brazilian Portuguese: iminente
- Chinese: 即将发生的
- European Spanish: inminente
- French: imminent
- German: bevorstehend
- Italian: imminente
- Japanese: 差し迫った
- Korean: 임박한
- European Portuguese: iminente
- Latin American Spanish: inminente
Chinese translation of 'impending' adj - [war, marriage]
即将(將)来(來)临(臨)的 (jíjiāng láilín de) - [doom, disaster]
逼近的 (bījìn de)
Definition (esp. of something bad) about to happen He had told us that morning of his impending marriage. Synonyms looming approaching threatening brewing hovering on the horizon in the offing Additional synonymsDefinition (of time or events) approaching or next This obviously depends on the weather in the coming months. Synonyms approaching, next, future, near, due, forthcoming, imminent, in store, impending, at hand, upcoming, on the cards, in the wind, nigh, just round the corner Definition about to appear or happen his opponents in the forthcoming election Synonyms approaching, coming, expected, future, imminent, prospective, impending, upcomingDefinition likely to happen soon They warned that a storm was imminent. Synonyms near, coming, close, approaching, threatening, gathering, on the way, in the air, forthcoming, looming, menacing, brewing, impending, at hand, upcoming, on the cards, on the horizon, in the pipeline, nigh (archaic), in the offing, fast-approaching, just round the corner, near-at-hand - impediment
- impedimenta
- impel
- impending
- impenetrable
- impenitence
- impenitent
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