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Third Person
impends
Present Participle
impending
Past Tense
impended
Past Participle
impended
1
to be about to happen or to threaten to occur, typically used to describe a looming event or situation
- Dark clouds impend over the horizon, suggesting an approaching storm.
- The sense of doom impended over the village as rumors of invasion spread.
- Economic uncertainty is impending, causing anxiety among investors.
- The threat of war was impending, casting a shadow over diplomatic negotiations.
- If we don't take action soon, a crisis will impend, leading to dire consequences.