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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPEND

From Latin impendēre to overhang, from pendēre to hang.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPEND

impend  [ɪmˈpɛnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPEND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impend is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb impend in English.

WHAT DOES IMPEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of impend in the English dictionary

The definition of impend in the dictionary is to be about to happen; be imminent. Other definition of impend is to be suspended; hang.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMPEND

PRESENT

Present
I impend
you impend
he/she/it impends
we impend
you impend
they impend
Present continuous
I am impending
you are impending
he/she/it is impending
we are impending
you are impending
they are impending
Present perfect
I have impended
you have impended
he/she/it has impended
we have impended
you have impended
they have impended
Present perfect continuous
I have been impending
you have been impending
he/she/it has been impending
we have been impending
you have been impending
they have been impending
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I impended
you impended
he/she/it impended
we impended
you impended
they impended
Past continuous
I was impending
you were impending
he/she/it was impending
we were impending
you were impending
they were impending
Past perfect
I had impended
you had impended
he/she/it had impended
we had impended
you had impended
they had impended
Past perfect continuous
I had been impending
you had been impending
he/she/it had been impending
we had been impending
you had been impending
they had been impending
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will impend
you will impend
he/she/it will impend
we will impend
you will impend
they will impend
Future continuous
I will be impending
you will be impending
he/she/it will be impending
we will be impending
you will be impending
they will be impending
Future perfect
I will have impended
you will have impended
he/she/it will have impended
we will have impended
you will have impended
they will have impended
Future perfect continuous
I will have been impending
you will have been impending
he/she/it will have been impending
we will have been impending
you will have been impending
they will have been impending
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would impend
you would impend
he/she/it would impend
we would impend
you would impend
they would impend
Conditional continuous
I would be impending
you would be impending
he/she/it would be impending
we would be impending
you would be impending
they would be impending
Conditional perfect
I would have impend
you would have impend
he/she/it would have impend
we would have impend
you would have impend
they would have impend
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been impending
you would have been impending
he/she/it would have been impending
we would have been impending
you would have been impending
they would have been impending
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you impend
we let´s impend
you impend
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to impend
Past participle
impended
Present Participle
impending
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPEND


append
əˈpɛnd
compend
kəmˈpɛnd
depend
dɪˈpɛnd
dispend
dɪˈspɛnd
expend
ɪkˈspɛnd
interdepend
ˌɪntədɪˈpɛnd
misspend
ˌmɪsˈspɛnd
outspent
aʊtˈspɛnd
overspend
ˌəʊvəˈspɛnd
pend
pɛnd
penned
pɛnd
propend
prəʊˈpɛnd
spend
spɛnd
stipend
ˈstaɪpɛnd
suspend
səˈspɛnd
underspend
ˌʌndəˈspɛnd
vilipend
ˈvɪlɪˌpɛnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPEND

impedimentary
impedingly
impedor
impel
impelled
impellent
impeller
impelling
impendence
impendency
impending
impenetrability
impenetrable
impenetrableness
impenetrably
impenitence
impenitent
impenitently
impenitentness
impennate

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPEND

at an end
boyfriend
come to an end
end
forspend
friend
girlfriend
legend
outspend
parpend
perpend
pretend
recommend
resuspend
send
tend
the end
trend
upend
weekend

Synonyms and antonyms of impend in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «impend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPEND

Find out the translation of impend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impend» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

impend
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impend
570 millions of speakers

English

impend
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लटकना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

impend
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надвигаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impend
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্খলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

être imminent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendesak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drohen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

impend
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

impend
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impeller
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đang đe dọa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூண்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रज्वलक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pervane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incombere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impend
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

насуватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pluti în aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσχεραίνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op koms
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impend
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impend
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impend

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPEND»

The term «impend» is normally little used and occupies the 108.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPEND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impend» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impend» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impend

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPEND»

Discover the use of impend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Standard-phonographic Dictionary
Impawn, impon*, Enipen. Impawned, impend*, Emp'end. Impeach, impOch', Emp- Chay. Impeachable, impCch'abel, Етр-СЪау- Bel. 1МРЕАСПЕК, ïmpëcb'er, Emp -Cher. Impeachment, impOch-raent, Kmp-Cbay- Mcnt; re, Emp-Chay-(Ment).
Andrew Jackson Graham, 1862
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A Grammar of Limbu
(malai mama atyo) kill-3P-lsA impend-3P-lsA I'm about to kill him (97) sc?r-aij nctt -an. (uslai marnu ate) kill-lsPS/PT impend- lsPS/PT He was on the verge of killing me. The impendent is an apt and often used device to express the imminent ...
George van Driem, 1987
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Textbook in Applied Mechanics
5.10 A body weighing 100 N rests on a plane making angle of 10°. A horizontal force of 30 N is just sufficient to cause motion impend up the plane. Determine the value of the coefficient of friction. (Ans. M., = 0.117) 5.11 A body weighing 600 N ...
M. M. Malhotra, R. Subramanian, 1994
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Statics
Solution: The essential point of this example is that if motion impends at the point of contact with the wall, A, it does not necessarily impend at the point of contact with the bar, B, and vice versa. This example therefore differs fundamentally from  ...
Lawrence E. Goodman, William H. Warner, 2012
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A Second Book in Latin
Impend-ere (in+pendere), v. n., 2, to hang over, impend. Impend-ere (impend-, impens-, in-f- pendere), v. a., 3, to weigh out, expend. Impens-us, a, um (part. of impend- ere), profusely spent, ample. Imper-are (av-, at), v. a. and n., to order, ...
John McClintock, 1854
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Munson's system of phonography: The dictionary of practical ...
... Impend'ency, M-Pu-Dn- S Impend'ent, M-Pn2-Dnt Impending, M-Pn*-D-NG Impenetrability, M-P3- N-Tr-BH Impen'etrable-y, M - P*- N-Tr-Bl Impen' etrableness, M- P2-N-Tr-Bl-Ns [IBs] Impenitence, M - P2 - N- Tne Impen'itency, M - P2 - N- ...
James Eugene Munson, 1906
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A Phonetic Shorthand and Pronouncing Dictionary of the ...
Impecunios'ity Impecu'nioua Impede' Imped' ed Imped'ible Impediment - Impeding Impel' Impelled' Impellent ' Impeller Impel' ling Impen' Impend' Impend' ed Impen d'enee Impend' ency Impend'ent Impending [• Impenetrability \ Impenetrable ...
Sir Isaac Pitman, 1883
8
Semele (Abridged Concert Version): SATB with SSAATTBBB Soli ...
rty, be- gone, and fly from Jove's impend-ini; rage, from Jovc'* imiHiiil J ^ ily, bc- gone, and Hy from Jovo'stmpend.ing rage, from Jnvp'sinippiid-ing fly. =£= be.- gone, and fly from Jove's impend-ing ragp, from .love's impend-in'.; r m^t g n ...
Handel, George Frideric
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The dictionary of practical phonography: giving the best ...
... M-Pn» Impend', M-Pn*-D, M- Рп*-Ш. M-Pn-D-NO N1 Impersonal'ity, M-Pra1- Nl- T Imper'sonato, M-Prn'-Nt, M-Prs3-N-Td, M-Pra»-Nt- NG Impersonation, M-Pra«- Impend'ence, M-Pn'-Du» Nshn Impend'ency, M-Pu-Du- ; Impersoniflca'tion, ...
James Eugene Munson, 1884
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A - I.
Impercep'tibly adv j Impend (im-pend') [L. in, on, and hang.] v. t. to hang over , to threaten, to be near or imminent "Destruction sure over all your Impend'ence, -cy n. ' , Impend'ent, Impend'ing a. , , Imperception ( im-perjep'-shun ) n. want of ...
Nilakantha Babaji Ranade, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impend is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mending the broken walls of progressives
But one thing I know is that this is not capable of disintegrating the party as leaders may wade in to quell the impend- ing danger,” he said. «BusinessDay, Jun 15»
2
USA: Great Enthusiasm at 2015 WIL National School
Massive revolutionary events impend in the United States and globally, and the key component to the victory of the socialist revolution is a ... «In Defense of Marxism, Jun 15»
3
Oil Continues To Rebound Despite Oversupply
The more the threats to shipping lanes impend, the stronger the premium. Prices have recovered from their one-month lows – WTI bounded ... «Investing.com, Jun 15»
4
Fallacy of constitutional respite
Ultimately, it will depend on the development of the forces of Marxism to intervene in the titanic events that impend and the opportunities that ... «Daily Times, May 15»
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Explosive situation developing - where is Britain heading?
The building of the Marxist tendency will provide us with the necessary forces to intervene in the titanic events that impend and the ... «In Defense of Marxism, May 15»
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LASU students give varsity management ultimatum on re-opening
Onikoro's words ''We want to state emphatically that the union and the entire students will no longer tolerate any further delay that will impend ... «Daily Sun, Apr 15»
7
DA enforces temporary ban on poultry products from Taipei
“We have been taking all the necessary measures to protect our borders against avian diseases, which could impend over our country's ... «GMA News, Feb 15»
8
Don't wine, hit the gym: Wine not a gym replacement, U of A …
“There are benefits that impend from eating healthy foods and drinking a glass of red wine a day is probably not a bad thing,” Dyck said. “Living ... «The Gateway Online, Feb 15»
9
Richard Sherman calls Tom Brady a 'Fake'
Penalties which may not matter at all since any sanctions will not impend the coming meeting between the two clubs. In 2012, the Seahawks ... «ChristianToday, Jan 15»
10
Outlook 2015: A Rough-And-Tumble Year?
Currency wars impend, led by Japan's systematic yen-devaluation campaign. But such factors constitute the wall of worry that bull markets ... «Seeking Alpha, Jan 15»

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