verb🔗ShareCernir, avecinarTo hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang."The dark storm clouds impended over the picnic, threatening to ruin our afternoon. "Las oscuras nubes de tormenta se cernían sobre el picnic, amenazando con arruinar nuestra tarde.situationeventtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAmenazar, cernirseFiguratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger."The threat of a layoff impended over the factory workers, making them anxious. "La amenaza de un despido se cernía sobre los trabajadores de la fábrica, lo que los ponía ansiosos.disasterfuturesituationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAmenazar con ocurrir, estar a punto de suceder, ser inminenteTo threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent."A storm impended over the school picnic, threatening to ruin the fun. "Una tormenta se cernía sobre el picnic escolar, amenazando con arruinar la diversión.timefutureeventpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePagarTo pay."While "impended" sounds like it might mean "to pay," that is not its definition. "Impended" means "to be about to happen; to be imminent." Here's a correct example sentence: The storm impended, so we hurried home. " La tormenta se avecinaba, así que nos apresuramos a casa.financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
