Definition of impend in English:

impend

verb ɪmˈpɛndɪmˈpɛnd

[no object]usually as adjective impending

1Be about to happen.
my impending departure
Example sentencesExamples
- Additional expenditure has been incurred as the bank prepares for impending regulatory changes.
- People's concerns over the summer were dominated less by impending elections than by electricity bills.
- After a break of many years, I find myself in the situation called impending fatherhood.
- We notice that we have now drawn attention to the album's impending arrival.
- Another complication comes from impending legal action over drug patents facing both companies.
- It seems we had lost the feeling for impending danger that's necessary to avert disaster.
- The burden of life and impending death is dragging me back down to the luxury of loneliness.
- Still, he had no other family and impending death tends to make men wish to confess.
- These three impending directives will have serious consequences for all employers.
- So the prophets are split neatly between impending economic doom and postponed blight.
- Headlines in the press constantly warn of impending asteroid collisions.
- And that is before some impending high-profile closures cause even bigger problems.
- As it happens my birthday impends so on the day I shall raise a (non-alcoholic) glass to both of you peoples of those religions and wish you well.
- These hormones are manufactured in response to an impending threat or danger to the body or mind.
- Just spent the weekend in Edinburgh to celebrate a friend's impending nuptials, and a good time was had by all.
- It is not just rumours and a palpable sense of impending danger that throw people off balance.
- With Valentine's Day looming, the impending nuptials of our banks should be drawing to a conclusion.
- One suggestion is that they are trying to warn us about impending ecological disaster on Earth.
- The light was difficult now with sunset impending, and his vision was untrustworthy.
- During his stay Jan worked with his brothers Tim and Ben to help them come to terms with Sam's impending death.
Synonyms
imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing
informal on the cards
1. 1.1archaic (of something bad) be looming.
  the melancholy fate which impended over his nephew
  Example sentencesExamples
  At time of going to press a resolution had not been found, and strike action was impending.
  Of the three really huge catastrophes impending in the next century, it seems improbable that we can avoid more than one or two.
  The morning, like the past few, was heavy and gray, and rain impended.
  Synonyms
  imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin impendere, from in- 'towards, upon' + pendere 'hang'.

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of impend in US English:

impend

verbɪmˈpɛndimˈpend

[no object]usually as adjective impending

1Be about to happen.
my impending departure
Example sentencesExamples
- So the prophets are split neatly between impending economic doom and postponed blight.
- During his stay Jan worked with his brothers Tim and Ben to help them come to terms with Sam's impending death.
- One suggestion is that they are trying to warn us about impending ecological disaster on Earth.
- Just spent the weekend in Edinburgh to celebrate a friend's impending nuptials, and a good time was had by all.
- These hormones are manufactured in response to an impending threat or danger to the body or mind.
- Headlines in the press constantly warn of impending asteroid collisions.
- The light was difficult now with sunset impending, and his vision was untrustworthy.
- Still, he had no other family and impending death tends to make men wish to confess.
- And that is before some impending high-profile closures cause even bigger problems.
- It is not just rumours and a palpable sense of impending danger that throw people off balance.
- The burden of life and impending death is dragging me back down to the luxury of loneliness.
- People's concerns over the summer were dominated less by impending elections than by electricity bills.
- As it happens my birthday impends so on the day I shall raise a (non-alcoholic) glass to both of you peoples of those religions and wish you well.
- It seems we had lost the feeling for impending danger that's necessary to avert disaster.
- After a break of many years, I find myself in the situation called impending fatherhood.
- With Valentine's Day looming, the impending nuptials of our banks should be drawing to a conclusion.
- Additional expenditure has been incurred as the bank prepares for impending regulatory changes.
- These three impending directives will have serious consequences for all employers.
- Another complication comes from impending legal action over drug patents facing both companies.
- We notice that we have now drawn attention to the album's impending arrival.
Synonyms
imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing
1. 1.1archaic (of something bad) loom.
  danger of collision impends
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of the three really huge catastrophes impending in the next century, it seems improbable that we can avoid more than one or two.
  At time of going to press a resolution had not been found, and strike action was impending.
  The morning, like the past few, was heavy and gray, and rain impended.
  Synonyms
  imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin impendere, from in- ‘towards, upon’ + pendere ‘hang’.

单词	impend
释义	Definition of impend in English: impend verb ɪmˈpɛndɪmˈpɛnd [no object]usually as adjective impending 1Be about to happen. my impending departure Example sentencesExamples Additional expenditure has been incurred as the bank prepares for impending regulatory changes. People's concerns over the summer were dominated less by impending elections than by electricity bills. After a break of many years, I find myself in the situation called impending fatherhood. We notice that we have now drawn attention to the album's impending arrival. Another complication comes from impending legal action over drug patents facing both companies. It seems we had lost the feeling for impending danger that's necessary to avert disaster. The burden of life and impending death is dragging me back down to the luxury of loneliness. Still, he had no other family and impending death tends to make men wish to confess. These three impending directives will have serious consequences for all employers. So the prophets are split neatly between impending economic doom and postponed blight. Headlines in the press constantly warn of impending asteroid collisions. And that is before some impending high-profile closures cause even bigger problems. As it happens my birthday impends so on the day I shall raise a (non-alcoholic) glass to both of you peoples of those religions and wish you well. These hormones are manufactured in response to an impending threat or danger to the body or mind. Just spent the weekend in Edinburgh to celebrate a friend's impending nuptials, and a good time was had by all. It is not just rumours and a palpable sense of impending danger that throw people off balance. With Valentine's Day looming, the impending nuptials of our banks should be drawing to a conclusion. One suggestion is that they are trying to warn us about impending ecological disaster on Earth. The light was difficult now with sunset impending, and his vision was untrustworthy. During his stay Jan worked with his brothers Tim and Ben to help them come to terms with Sam's impending death. Synonyms imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing informal on the cards 1.1archaic (of something bad) be looming. the melancholy fate which impended over his nephew Example sentencesExamples At time of going to press a resolution had not been found, and strike action was impending. Of the three really huge catastrophes impending in the next century, it seems improbable that we can avoid more than one or two. The morning, like the past few, was heavy and gray, and rain impended. Synonyms imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing Origin Late 16th century: from Latin impendere, from in- 'towards, upon' + pendere 'hang'. Rhymes amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend Definition of impend in US English: impend verbɪmˈpɛndimˈpend [no object]usually as adjective impending 1Be about to happen. my impending departure Example sentencesExamples So the prophets are split neatly between impending economic doom and postponed blight. During his stay Jan worked with his brothers Tim and Ben to help them come to terms with Sam's impending death. One suggestion is that they are trying to warn us about impending ecological disaster on Earth. Just spent the weekend in Edinburgh to celebrate a friend's impending nuptials, and a good time was had by all. These hormones are manufactured in response to an impending threat or danger to the body or mind. Headlines in the press constantly warn of impending asteroid collisions. The light was difficult now with sunset impending, and his vision was untrustworthy. Still, he had no other family and impending death tends to make men wish to confess. And that is before some impending high-profile closures cause even bigger problems. It is not just rumours and a palpable sense of impending danger that throw people off balance. The burden of life and impending death is dragging me back down to the luxury of loneliness. People's concerns over the summer were dominated less by impending elections than by electricity bills. As it happens my birthday impends so on the day I shall raise a (non-alcoholic) glass to both of you peoples of those religions and wish you well. It seems we had lost the feeling for impending danger that's necessary to avert disaster. After a break of many years, I find myself in the situation called impending fatherhood. With Valentine's Day looming, the impending nuptials of our banks should be drawing to a conclusion. Additional expenditure has been incurred as the bank prepares for impending regulatory changes. These three impending directives will have serious consequences for all employers. Another complication comes from impending legal action over drug patents facing both companies. We notice that we have now drawn attention to the album's impending arrival. Synonyms imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing 1.1archaic (of something bad) loom. danger of collision impends Example sentencesExamples Of the three really huge catastrophes impending in the next century, it seems improbable that we can avoid more than one or two. At time of going to press a resolution had not been found, and strike action was impending. The morning, like the past few, was heavy and gray, and rain impended. Synonyms imminent, at hand, close, close at hand, near, nearing, approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming, to come, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in store, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, in the wind, brewing, looming, looming large, threatening, menacing Origin Late 16th century: from Latin impendere, from in- ‘towards, upon’ + pendere ‘hang’.
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