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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. close in time; about to occur;
- Example: "retribution is at hand"
- Example: "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"
- Example: "in imminent danger"
- Example: "his impending retirement"
[syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impendent, impending]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impendent \Im*pend"ent\, a. [L. impendens, p. pr. of
   impend[=e]re.]
   Impending; threatening.
   [1913 Webster]

         Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impendent
    adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
           "some people believe the day of judgment is close at
           hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
           [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent,
           impendent, impending]