verb🔗ShareНависать, надвигатьсяTo hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang."The dark storm clouds impended over the picnic, threatening to ruin our afternoon. "Темные грозовые тучи нависали над пикником, угрожая испортить наш день.situationeventtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareНадвигаться, грозитьFiguratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger."The threat of a layoff impended over the factory workers, making them anxious. "Угроза увольнения нависла над рабочими фабрики, вызывая у них беспокойство.disasterfuturesituationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareНадвигаться, грозитьTo threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent."A storm impended over the school picnic, threatening to ruin the fun. "Над школьным пикником надвигалась буря, грозя испортить веселье.timefutureeventpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareПлатить, оплачиватьTo 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. " Надвигалась буря, поэтому мы поспешили домой.financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading