impend

[ im-pend ]

/ ɪmˈpɛnd /

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verb (used without object)

to be imminent; be about to happen.

to threaten or menace: He felt that danger impended.

Archaic. to hang or be suspended; overhang (usually followed by over).

Origin of impend

First recorded in 1580–90, impend is from the Latin word impendēre to hang over, threaten. See im-¹, pend

OTHER WORDS FROM impend

su·per·im·pend, verb (used without object)

Words nearby impend

impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent

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Example sentences from the Web for impend

At last he smiled, whilst I bowed before him, but very vaguely conscious of what might impend.
The Strolling Saint|Raphael Sabatini
Overbold, audacious; overhang, impend; overweigh, preponderate.
An Outline of English Speech-craft|William Barnes
Impend′ence, Impend′ency, the state of impending: near approach.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
They were his rock of refuge in any cataclysm that might impend.
Bunker Bean|Harry Leon Wilson

Concealing his agitation, he began the routine of such familiar labors as impend on the eve of battle.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for impend

impend

/ (ɪmˈpɛnd) /

verb (intr)

(esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent

(foll by over) rare to be suspended; hang

Derived forms of impend

impendence or impendency, noun

Word Origin for impend

C16: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang

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单词	impend
释义	impend [ im-pend ] / ɪmˈpɛnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impend ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to be imminent; be about to happen. to threaten or menace: He felt that danger impended. Archaic. to hang or be suspended; overhang (usually followed by over). Origin of impend First recorded in 1580–90, impend is from the Latin word impendēre to hang over, threaten. See im-¹, pend OTHER WORDS FROM impend su·per·im·pend, verb (used without object) Words nearby impend impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impend At last he smiled, whilst I bowed before him, but very vaguely conscious of what might impend. The Strolling Saint\|Raphael Sabatini Overbold, audacious; overhang, impend; overweigh, preponderate. An Outline of English Speech-craft\|William Barnes Impend′ence, Impend′ency, the state of impending: near approach. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various They were his rock of refuge in any cataclysm that might impend. Bunker Bean\|Harry Leon Wilson Concealing his agitation, he began the routine of such familiar labors as impend on the eve of battle. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte\|William Milligan Sloane British Dictionary definitions for impend impend / (ɪmˈpɛnd) / verb (intr) (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent (foll by over) rare to be suspended; hang Derived forms of impend impendence or impendency, noun Word Origin for impend C16: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impend advance, lower, loom, frighten, jeopardize, foreshadow, portend, warn, forebode, imperil, presage, brew, menace, approach, overhang, brewing, come on, hang over
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impend

verb (used without object)

Origin of impend

OTHER WORDS FROM impend

Words nearby impend

Example sentences from the Web for impend

British Dictionary definitions for impend

verb (intr)

Derived forms of impend

Word Origin for impend

Words related to impend