impending
[ im-pen-ding ]
/ ɪmˈpɛn dɪŋ /
adjective
about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
imminently threatening or menacing: an impending storm.
Archaic.
overhanging.
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Definition 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)Example sentences from the Web for impending
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