impending
[ im-pen-ding ]
/ ɪmˈpɛn dɪŋ /
adjective
about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
imminently threatening or menacing: an impending storm.
Archaic. overhanging.
Words nearby impending
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pending impendingDefinition for impending (2 of 2)
impend
[ im-pend ]
/ ɪmˈpɛnd /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM impend
su·per·im·pend, verb (used without object)Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for impending (1 of 2)
impending
/ (ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ) /
adjective
about to happen; imminent
British Dictionary definitions for impending (2 of 2)
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, nounWord Origin for impend
C16: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang
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