impend
To hang over as a threat or dangerTo hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
» We had a sense of impending disaster.
Uns schwante Übles.
Meaning
4 senses(figuratively, intransitive)To hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
(intransitive)To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
impending doom
bevorstehen, drohen, sich ankündigen
надвигатьсяnadvigatʹsja
be imminent or about to happen
(obsolete)To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
(obsolete)To pay.
Examples
10 sentencesWe had a sense of impending disaster.
deUns schwante Übles. — Yorwba
I have a sense of impending danger.
The black sky heralded an impending storm.
deDer schwarze Himmel kündigte einen sich zusammenbrauenden Sturm an. — Yorwba
I was keyed up over her impending operation.
The impending examination loomed large in her mind.
ruПредстоящий экзамен не давал ей покоя. — kukla
deDas anstehende Examen gab ihr keine Ruhe. — Olya
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin impendere (“to hang over, to weigh out”), 1590s.Borrowed from Latin impendere (“to hang over, to weigh out”), 1590s.
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Forms
impends, impending, impended, impendedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle