IMPEND (2)

Im‐pend″, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Impended; p. pr. & vb. n. Impending.] [[L. impendēre; pref. im- in + pendēre to hang. See Pendant.]] To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten from near at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See Imminent. Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. Pope.