IMPEND Meaning of IMPEND in English [ ɪm'pɛnd ]■ verb [usu. as adjective ~ing ] be about to happen. ↘ archaic (of something bad) loom.OriginC16: from L. ~ere , from in- 'towards, upon' + pendere 'hang'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004