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Impend

/ɪmˈpɛnd/

To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.

📖 Definitions of "Impend"

verb
  1. 1

    To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.

  2. 2

    Figuratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.

  3. 3

    To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.

  4. 4

    To pay.

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