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im·pend
 impend
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- pronunciation:
- ihm
pend
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
impends, impending, impended |
| definition 1: |
to be about to occur or appear.
The tornado was impending and we hurried to get to safety.- similar words:
- loom
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| definition 2: |
to hover threateningly.
The possibility of war impended throughout the negotiations. |
| related words: |
brew, loom, lower, near |
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