impend
🇬🇧 UK/im'pend/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To be about to happen; to be imminent or threatening.
即将发生;迫近;威胁
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.impend over迫在眼前
- 2.impending danger即将发生的危险
Example Sentences
- 1.
Dark clouds indicated that a terrible storm would impend.
- 2.
With graduation day impending, the seniors felt a mix of excitement and anxiety.