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to impend
01
to be about to happen or to threaten to occur, typically used to describe a looming event or situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
State verb
Regular
Present tense
impend
3rd person singular
impends
Present participle
impending
Past simple
impended
Past participle
impended
Examples
Dark clouds impend over the horizon, suggesting an approaching storm.
Lexical Tree
impendence
impend
