English

Etymology
From Latin impendere, "to hang over", "to weigh out".

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive to be about to happen or occur, especially of something which takes some time such as a process or procedure rather than just a short event. "To impend" often has the connotation of threat.

#:My hunger should impend any second now.

Translations
German: bevorstehen (1), drohen (2 threatening)

Related terms
to depend
to pend
pendant

io:impend
te:impend
vi:impend
zh:impend

• 2007-12-12 03:12 - Goldenrowley - en-verb

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