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单词 impending
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Examples of 'impending' in a sentence
impending

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spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage.And suddenly the terrible sense of impending doom seemed to have withdrawn.She washed some more broccoli and thought about the impending dinner.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 languages
impending

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'

impending

(ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ)

adj

  1. [war, marriage] 即将(將)来(來)临(臨)的 (jíjiāng láilín de)
  2. [doom, disaster] 逼近的 (bījìn de)
(adjective) 
Definition
(esp. of something bad) about to happen
He had told us that morning of his impending marriage.
Synonyms
looming
coming
This obviously depends on the weather in the coming months.
approaching
near
Departure time was near.
nearing
Harvest time is nearing.
threatening
forthcoming
his opponents in the forthcoming election
brewing
imminent
They warned that a storm was imminent.
hovering
upcoming
We'll face a tough fight in the upcoming election.
on the horizon
in the pipeline
A 2.9 per cent pay increase is already in the pipeline.
in the offing

Additional synonyms

in the sense of coming
Definition
(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
in the sense of forthcoming
Definition
about to appear or happen
his opponents in the forthcoming election
Synonyms
approaching,
coming,
expected,
future,
imminent,
prospective,
impending,
upcoming
in the sense of imminent
Definition
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

Nearby words of
impending

  • impediment
  • impedimenta
  • impel
  • impending
  • impenetrable
  • impenitence
  • impenitent

Synonyms of 'impending'

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