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| im·pend [ im pénd ] (past and past participle im·pend·ed, present participle im·pend·ing, 3rd person present singular im·pends) |
intransitive verb |
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1. be close to happening: to be threateningly close to happening
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formal
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2. hang menacingly: to hover or hang above something, usually in a threatening way
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literary
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin impendere "hang over" < pendere "hang"] |
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  im·pend·ence noun |
| im·pend·en·cy noun |
| im·pend·ent adjective |
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