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Definitions for Impend
[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 ).
[4] (esp of something threatening) to be about to happen; be imminent
[5] (foll by over) rare to be suspended; hang
Words related to Impend
advance, lower, loom, frighten, jeopardize, foreshadow, portend, warn, forebode, imperil, presage, brew, menace, approach, overhang, brewing
Words nearby Impend
impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability, impenetrable, impenitent
Origin of Impend
First recorded in 1580–90, impend is from the Latin word impendēre to hang over, threaten. See im-1, pend
Other words from Impend
su·per·im·pend , verb (used without object)
Word origin for Impend
C16: from Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang
Synonyms for Impend
advance, approach, brew, brewing, forebode, foreshadow, frighten, imperil, jeopardize, loom, lower, menace, overhang, portend, presage, warn, be dangerous, be gathering, be imminent, be in the air, be in the offing, be on the horizon, come on, hang over, put at risk, put in jeopardy