impend

ɪmˈpɛnd

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Definition of impend - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

soon occurring

Rare

be about to happen

Rare

The storm impends over the coast..

approach

loom

danger

Rare

hang over as a threat or danger

Rare

A crisis seemed to impend over the negotiations.

loom

threaten

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Origin of impend

Latin, impendere (to hang over)

Examples of impend in a sentence

Dark clouds impend, signaling a storm.
A storm was about to impend over the coast.
Danger seemed to impend as the volcano rumbled.

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French:être imminent, menacer, ...
German:bevorstehen, ...
Italian:essere imminente, minacciare, ...
Spanish:avecinarse, cernerse, ...
Portuguese:ameaçar, impender, ...
Chinese:即将发生, 威胁, ...
Japanese:差し迫る, 迫る, ...
Arabic:أَشْرَفَ, خَيَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לַהֲיוֹת עָלוּל לְהִתְרַחֵשׁ, לִרְחֹף, ...
Russian:надвигаться, нависать, ...
Ukrainian:наближатися, нависати, ...
Hindi:आसन्न होना, मंडराना, ...
Bengali:আসন্ন হওয়া, বিপদ হিসেবে ঝুলে থাকা, ...
Catalan:amenaçar, s'aveïnar, ...
Czech:hrozit, viset nad, ...
Danish:truende, true, ...
Dutch:op handen zijn, dreigen, ...
Greek:επίκειμαι, επικρέμαμαι, ...
Hungarian:fenyeget, fenyegetni, ...
Khmer:ជិតនឹងកើតឡើង, គំរាមកំហែងជិតមកដល់, ...
Korean:곧 일어나다, 닥쳐오다, ...
Persian:در شرف وقوع بودن, سایه افکند, ...
Polish:zbliżać się, wisieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):ameaçar, ...
Romanian:a fi iminent, a amenința, ...
Swedish:vara nära förestående, hota, ...
Thai:ใกล้จะเกิดขึ้น, แขวนอยู่เหนือ, ...
Turkish:yaklaşmak, tehdit etmek, ...
Vietnamese:sắp xảy ra, đe dọa, ...

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