impend
verb (used without object)
to be imminent; be about to happen.
have impended
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present perfectof impend.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At intervals its masses elect to move onwards and to engulf forests over which, for centuries, they have impended.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
