Meaning of IMPEND
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[v] be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending" |
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IMPEND is a 6 letter word that starts with I. |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Im*pend"\, v. t. [L. impend?re; pref. im- in + pend?re
to weigh out, pay.]
To pay. [Obs.] --Fabyan.
\Im*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Impended}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Impending}.] [L. impend[=e]re; pref. im- in + pend[=e]re
to hang. See {Pendant}.]
To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten frome near
at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See {Imminent}.
Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. --Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | approach, await, be as expected, be imminent, be in store, beetle, brew, come on, confront, draw near, draw nigh, draw on, expect it of, face, forthcome, gather, hang out, hang over, hover, impend over, jut, lie over, loom, lower, menace, near, overhang, project, project over, threaten, thrust over |
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