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impending
im·pend I0055900 (ĭm-pĕnd′)intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending.2. To threaten to happen; menace: discouraged by the trouble that impended.3. Archaic To jut out; hang suspended.
[Latin impendēre : in-, over; see in-2 + pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]impending (ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ) or impendentadjabout to happen; imminentThesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  impending - close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"imminent, impendent, at hand, close at handclose - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" |
impendingadjective looming, coming, approaching, near, nearing, threatening, forthcoming, brewing, imminent, hovering, upcoming, on the horizon, in the pipeline, in the offing He had told us that morning of his impending marriage.impendingadjectiveAbout to occur at any moment:imminent, momentary, proximate.Translationsimpending
Synonyms for impendingadj loomingSynonyms- looming
- coming
- approaching
- near
- nearing
- threatening
- forthcoming
- brewing
- imminent
- hovering
- upcoming
- on the horizon
- in the pipeline
- in the offing
Synonyms for impendingadj about to occur at any momentSynonyms- imminent
- momentary
- proximate
Synonyms for impendingadj close in timeSynonyms- imminent
- impendent
- at hand
- close at hand
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