Im*pend" (?), v. t. [L.
impendĕre; pref. im- in + pendĕre
to weigh out, pay.] To pay. [Obs.] Fabyan.
Im*pend", v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Impended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impending.] [L. impendēre; pref. im- in +
pendēre to hang. See Pendant.] To hang over;
to be suspended above; to threaten from near at hand; to menace; to
be imminent. See Imminent.
Destruction sure o'er all your heads
impends.
Pope.