impending
/ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/im-PEN-ding
/ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/im-PEN-ding
Meaninghanging over
Common meaning: about to happen
- imin, into
- pendto weigh; to hangLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1328 · scan
- ingnoun ending: activity or material
‘in, into’ + ‘to weigh’ → impending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin pendō; pendeō ‘to weigh; to hang’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pendō, p. 1328 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pendō; pendeō Latin “to weigh; to hang”
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