impending

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a.

Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminent; threatening.

An impending brow.
Hawthorne.

And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall.
Pope.

Syn. -- Imminent; threatening. See Imminent.


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adjective

    About to occur at any moment: imminent, momentary, proximate. See near/far/distance.

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adj

Definition: forthcoming
Antonyms: distant, later, never, remote

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Close in time.

pronunciation She had a sense of impending disaster. — www.ldoceonline.com

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Impending

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - truende, overhængende

Nederlands (Dutch)
dreigend, komend

Français (French)
adj. - imminent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bevorstehend, drohend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικείμενος

Italiano (Italian)
imminente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - iminente

Русский (Russian)
надвигающийся, угрожающий, свисающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inminente, próximo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hotande, överhängande, annalkande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
逼迫的, 悬空的, 迫切的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 逼迫的, 懸空的, 迫切的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 절박한, 박두한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 切迫した, 差し迫った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وشيك, قريب الحدوث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ממשמש ובא, מתקרב‬


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