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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).
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is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
impend
1599, from fig. use of L. impendere "to hang over, to be imminent," from in- "in" + pendere "hang" (see pendant).
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