Impend
11impend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. threaten, hang over. See approach, threat, destiny. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be imminent, loom, menace, hover; see approach 3 , threaten 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be imminent: brew,… …
12impend — see PENDULUM …
13impend — im·pend || ɪm pend v. be about to happen, be imminent; threaten …
14IMPEND — impendia, impendium …
15impend — [ɪm pɛnd] verb [usu. as adjective impending] be about to happen. ↘archaic (of something bad) loom. Origin C16: from L. impendere, from in towards, upon + pendere hang …
16impend — v. n. 1. Threaten, hang over, be imminent, be in store, stare one in the face. 2. Be near, draw near, approach, be at hand …
17impend — im·pend …
18impend — im•pend [[t]ɪmˈpɛnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to be imminent; be about to happen 2) to threaten; menace: He felt that danger impended[/ex] 3) archaic to hang suspended • Etymology: 1580–90; < L impendēre to hang over, threaten …
19impend — see PENDULUM …
20impend — v.intr. 1 be about to happen. 2 (often foll. by over) a (of a danger) be threatening. b hang; be suspended. Derivatives: impending adj. Etymology: L impendere (as IN (2), pendere hang) …
