impendingadj.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpɛndɪŋ/

Etymology: < impend v.² + -ing suffix².

1. In literal sense: Overhanging.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective]

hangingc1330

pendentc1425

beetled1509

bending1567

prependent1592

propendent1593

overwhelming1599

pendulous1608

impendent1611

incumbent1719

imminent1727

impending1730

beetling1744

pensilec1750

pending1756

superincumbent1785

shelvy1811

overbrowing1814

propensive1819

oversailing1833

beetle-browed1842

overhung1845

overhanging1860

overleaning1865

overreaching1890

cantilevered1910

1730 S. Gale Tour through England in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. 2 (1781) i. 38 A bower..pleasantly shaded by the impending bushes.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 193 Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt with most impending brows.

1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 1 July in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. ii. 207 The old house built by Philip English, in Salem,..many gabled and impending.

2. Of evil, danger, etc.: That impends or is about to fall or happen; ‘hanging over one's head’; imminent; near at hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand

towardc890

comingOE

at handc1175

hendc1175

short?a1400

likec1425

near present?c1450

hangingc1503

instant?1520

neara1522

approachinga1525

imminent1528

provenient1554

threatened1567

near-threateninga1586

eminent1587

impendenta1592

sudden1597

ensuing1603

dependenta1616

pending1642

incumbent1646

early1655

fast-approaching1671

impendinga1686

incoming1753

pendent1805

proximatea1831

simmering1843

pending1850

invenient1854

looming1855

forthcoming1859

near-term1929

upcoming1959

a1686 Earl of Anglesey State of Govt. & Kingdom (1694) 4 To prevent Impending Mischiefs.

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 18 Nodding Ilion waits th' impending Fall.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville I. 160 There were symptoms of an impending storm.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 263 A shower seemed impending.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impending
释义	impendingadj. Brit. /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpɛndɪŋ/ Etymology: < impend v.² + -ing suffix². 1. In literal sense: Overhanging. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective] hangingc1330 pendentc1425 beetled1509 bending1567 prependent1592 propendent1593 overwhelming1599 pendulous1608 impendent1611 incumbent1719 imminent1727 impending1730 beetling1744 pensilec1750 pending1756 superincumbent1785 shelvy1811 overbrowing1814 propensive1819 oversailing1833 beetle-browed1842 overhung1845 overhanging1860 overleaning1865 overreaching1890 cantilevered1910 1730 S. Gale Tour through England in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. 2 (1781) i. 38 A bower..pleasantly shaded by the impending bushes. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 193 Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt with most impending brows. 1855 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 1 July in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. ii. 207 The old house built by Philip English, in Salem,..many gabled and impending. 2. Of evil, danger, etc.: That impends or is about to fall or happen; ‘hanging over one's head’; imminent; near at hand. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand towardc890 comingOE at handc1175 hendc1175 hendc1175 short?a1400 likec1425 near present?c1450 hangingc1503 instant?1520 neara1522 approachinga1525 imminent1528 provenient1554 threatened1567 near-threateninga1586 eminent1587 impendenta1592 sudden1597 ensuing1603 dependenta1616 pending1642 incumbent1646 early1655 fast-approaching1671 impendinga1686 incoming1753 pendent1805 proximatea1831 simmering1843 pending1850 invenient1854 looming1855 forthcoming1859 near-term1929 upcoming1959 a1686 Earl of Anglesey State of Govt. & Kingdom (1694) 4 To prevent Impending Mischiefs. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 18 Nodding Ilion waits th' impending Fall. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville I. 160 There were symptoms of an impending storm. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 263 A shower seemed impending. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1686
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