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impend
verb im·pend \im-ˈpend\
Definition of IMPEND
intransitive verb
1
a : to hover threateningly : menace b : to be about to occur <the impending trial>
2
archaic : to hang suspended
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Origin of IMPEND
Latin impendēre, from in- + pendēre to hang — more at pendant
Rhymes with IMPEND
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