impend
/ɪmˈpend/verb
no obj.［usu. as adj. impending］
1- be about to happen迫近, 即将发生：
my impending departure.
我即将到来的离别。
1.1
- (of something bad) loom（坏事）隐现, 逼近：
a negative feeling of bother impended over her.
一种不祥焦虑感向她逼近。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin impendere， from in- 'towards， upon' + pendere 'hang'.