Definition of impend
intransitive verb
1a : to hover threateningly : menaceb : to be about to occur the impending trial
2 archaic : to hang suspended
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for confirmed pessimists some disaster always seems to be impending
Recent Examples of impend from the Web
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The director briefs government leaders as well as the American public directly on the forecast for impending storms.
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According to the EU’s climate commissioner, Miguel Arias Cañete, the EU and China have formed a new alliance in response to Trump’s impending decision.
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Rumors of impending shake-ups have come and gone in the Trump White House before.
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As limiting as the salary cap will be in the next few seasons with impending player raises, this seems like the opportune time to add young cheap talent.
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With pitcher Danny Duffy out for possibly two months and the Royals mired in last place, the team is expected to hold a fire sale for their impending free agents.
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While law enforcement agencies braced for a busy Memorial Day weekend, they were spared large crowds Saturday because of impending storms.
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Britain’s impending break with the European Union was a point of tension with France when the two leaders met for the first time since Macron’s election victory, in a 15th-century former monastery in the historic town of Taormina, Sicily.
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Israeli citizens have begun relying on Yo for warnings of impending rocket strikes by Palestinian militants.
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Origin and Etymology of impend
Latin impendēre, from in- + pendēre to hang — more at pendant
First Known Use: 1585
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