impending
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-ing
pend
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
impending
hanging or being suspended over; about to happen; imminent (likely to happen without delay); threatening
逼迫的, 迫切的, 即将发生的; 动词impend的现在分词
Dissection of impending
impending = im- (in, on) + pend (hang) + -ing (suffix for verb in present participle form);
impending = hanging over;
impending = extended further to mean a threat hovering;
impending = extended further to mean threatening; about to happen; imminent
Now Repeat my Dissection
impending = hanging over;
impending = extended further to mean a threat hovering;
impending = extended further to mean threatening; about to happen; imminent
Important roots for this word:
im-
-ing
pend
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
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