Definition of IMPEND

impend

Meanings

Verb

  • be imminent or about to happen
    • "Changes are impending"
  • To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
  • To hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
  • To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
  • To pay.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impendere (“to hang over, to weigh out”), 1590s.

Scrabble Score: 11

impend is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
impend is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impend is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

impend is a valid Words With Friends word