Impend
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Etymology
From Latin impendere, "to hang over", "to weigh out".
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Verb
to impend
- (intransitive) to be about to happen or occur, especially of something which takes some time such as a process or procedure rather than just a short event. "To impend" often has the connotation of threat.
- The impending enquiry has repeatedly been delayed.
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Translations
- German: bevorstehen (1), drohen (2 threatening)
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