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IMPENDENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does impendent mean? 

IMPENDENT (adjective)
  The adjective IMPENDENT has 1 sense:

1. close in time; about to occurplay

  Familiarity information: IMPENDENT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IMPENDENT (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Close in time; about to occur

Synonyms:

at hand; close at hand; imminent; impendent; impending

Context example:

his impending retirement

Similar:

close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)

Derivation:

impendency (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)


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