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impend
[ im-pend ]
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 ).
impend
/ ɪmˈpɛnd /
verb
- (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent
- rare.foll by over to be suspended; hang
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Derived Forms
- imˈpendence, noun
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Other Words From
- super·im·pend verb (used without object)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of impend1
C16: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang
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Example Sentences
Fines and imprisonment impend over us, for exercising one of the holiest charities of our religion.
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At the distance of a mile they appeared to tower and almost impend over us.
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Concealing his agitation, he began the routine of such familiar labors as impend on the eve of battle.
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One speaks upon occasion, giving him warning when grave troubles impend.
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The Kalmuck priest wears a leather coat, over the laps of which impend hundreds of strips, with leather tassels on the breast.
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