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IMPENDENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Close in time; about to occur

Example:

his impending retirement

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Adjectives

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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