[{"word":"impending","phonetic":"/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Figuratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pay.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline."}],"synonyms":["imminent","in the offing","proximate"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impend","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impending"]}]