# impend

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpɛnd/

## Definitions
1. To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
2. To hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
3. To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
4. To pay.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impend