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1 impending im·pend·ing adj
[ɪm'pɛndɪŋ](birth, storm, retirement) imminente, (doom, disaster) incombente
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impending — im|pend|ing [ımˈpendıŋ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: impendere to hang over , from pendere to hang ] an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon impending danger/doom/death/disaster etc ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impending — im|pend|ing [ ım pendıŋ ] adjective only before noun an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is one that will happen very soon: He was unaware of the impending disaster. the impending elections … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impending — [[t]ɪmpe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An impending event is one that is going to happen very soon. [FORMAL] On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster... He d spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage … English dictionary
impending — UK [ɪmˈpendɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is one that will happen very soon He was unaware of the impending disaster. the impending elections … English dictionary
impending — [ɪmˈpendɪŋ] adj going to happen very soon He was unaware of the impending disaster.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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disaster — n. 1) to cause a disaster 2) to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster 3) to court disaster 4) to cope with; recover from (a) disaster 5) to avert (a) disaster 6) a catastrophic, devastating, major, tragic, unqualified disaster 7) an impending;… … Combinatory dictionary