Crossword clues for impend
impend
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Impend \Im*pend"\, v. t. [L. impend[e^]re; pref. im- in +
pend[e^]re to weigh out, pay.]
To pay. [Obs.]
--Fabyan.
Impend \Im*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Impended; p. pr. & vb. n. Impending.] [L. impend[=e]re; pref. im- in + pend[=e]re to hang. See Pendant.] To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten from near at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See Imminent.
Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends.
--Pope.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context intransitive English) 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. 2 (context obsolete English) To pay.
WordNet
v. be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending"
Usage examples of "impend".
The juice of young agave leaves is also used medicinally when signs of impending scurvy are detected.
The voice warned of the impending arrival qf African bees in major cities.
Latin Quarter, his thoughts drifting from dadaists to his impending decision.
He wandered aimlessly around the Latin Quarter, his thoughts drifting from dadaists to his impending decision.
A tremendous collision was impending, and thus far the Dauphine had done nothing to avoid it.
It will help us in our proposed investigation, if we first notice that the ecclesiastical doctrine as to an impending destruction of the world is not solitary, but has prototypes and parallels in the faiths of other nations and ages.
Looking hastily about the darkened room to see if any newsmen had witnessed the sexual charade, he was relieved to find that all of them were absent, attending a briefing at the Cape regarding the impending second Gemini shot in which the popular Edward White was going to walk in space.
The wind was coming in pretty good too, and if his knee was any indication of impending rain, Savannah was going to be in for some by evening.
He did not know how his declaration would be received by those assembled here, but as he looked out over the sea of faces he wondered if like Moses, his leadership would be challenged in the face of this impending threat.
Full eager were they of Goblinland and flown with the intoxication of impending battle, and they of the vanguard fared apace, outstripping the Demons, so that Juss was fain to hasten after them lest they should lose touch and fall to confusion.
His nonappearance back on deck would very soon throw the others into confusion, especially now with our impending landing upon the asteroid.
He moved as much melange and pharmaceuticals as he could, set up partnerships to stockpile nonperishable goods, and sheltered his income so that VenKee Enterprises could survive the impending loss of the shipyards.
And in some form or other, immediately or at the impending Parousia, he would meet his disciples in Galilee.
THE FALL OF BEN ABOO The roysterers in the Kasbah sat a long half-hour in ignorance of the doom that was impending.
The worst phase of his somnambulism was the impending fears and terrible visions to which he was subjected.