英语词汇“impending”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

im•pend•ing adj. [before a noun]

about to happen:the impending crisis.

See -pend-.

im•pend•ing adj.

about to happen;
imminent:their impending marriage.
imminently threatening or menacing:an impending storm.
[Archaic.]overhanging.

impend + -ing² 1675–85

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See imminent.

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impending /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/ adj

about to happen; imminent

im•pend v.i.

to be imminent;
be about to happen.
to threaten or menace:He felt that danger impended.
[Archaic.]to hang or be suspended;
overhang (usually fol. by over).

Latin impendēre to hang over, threaten. See im-¹, pend
1580–90

impend /ɪmˈpɛnd/ vb (intransitive)

(esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent
(followed by over) rare to be suspended; hang

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang

imˈpendence, imˈpendency n

单词	impending
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 im•pend•ing /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun] about to happen:the impending crisis. See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 im•pend•ing (im pen′ding),USA pronunciation adj. about to happen; imminent:their impending marriage. imminently threatening or menacing:an impending storm. [Archaic.]overhanging. impend + -ing² 1675–85 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See imminent. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: impending /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/ adj about to happen; imminent WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 im•pend (im pend′),USA pronunciation v.i. to be imminent; be about to happen. to threaten or menace:He felt that danger impended. [Archaic.]to hang or be suspended; overhang (usually fol. by over). Latin impendēre to hang over, threaten. See im-¹, pend 1580–90 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: impend /ɪmˈpɛnd/ vb (intransitive) (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent (followed by over) rare to be suspended; hang Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang imˈpendence, imˈpendency n
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