Impends (5)
I believe the answer is:
nears
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">impends</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nears that I've seen before include "Bears down" , "Moves towards" , "Becomes closer" , "Moves closer to" , "Draws close" .)