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impend

[ im-pend ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to be imminent; be about to happen.
  2. to threaten or menace:

    He felt that danger impended.

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


impend

/ ɪˈɛԻ /

verb

  1. (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent
  2. rare.
    foll by over to be suspended; 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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • p··Ի verb (used without object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impend1

First recorded in 1580–90, impend is from the Latin word Իŧ to hang over, threaten. See im- 1, pend
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impend1

C16: from Latin Իŧ to overhang, from Իŧ to hang
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Mr Hartley, who famously played on in the face of impending doom, was played by violinist and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones.

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In Gaelic lore, a “banshee” is a female spirit whose scream warns of impending death.

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The 38-year-old's impending departure from the King Power Stadium is a perfect example of how the club is now at a crossroads following their relegation.

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Abby remembers her mother's words as she waited in the clinic in a hospital gown, nervous about the impending operation.

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Some players have recently raised concerns over the standard and intensity of training with the drop-off being connected to Leicester's impending relegation, which was becoming increasingly inevitable.

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