pending
while awaiting; until: pending his return.
in the period before the decision or conclusion of; during: pending the negotiations.
remaining undecided; awaiting decision or settlement; unfinished: pending business; pending questions; pending litigation.
about to take place; impending.
Origin of pending
1Other words from pending
- non·pend·ing, adjective
- un·pend·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with pending
- pending , impending
Words Nearby pending
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How to use pending in a sentence
The LGBTQ group did not immediately respond to requests for comment on its pending receipt of the damages, whose value has not been disclosed.
‘Hamilton’ creators donate monetary damages to LGBTQ group | Christopher Kane | August 25, 2022 | Washington BladeSo as soon as you switch it on, you may receive a plethora of alerts prompting you to install pending updates.
The first 4 things you should do right after you buy a new gadget | empire | June 29, 2021 | Popular-ScienceExcept, Nomadness currently has 3,000 pending membership requests.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn August, the Obama administration intervened to stop what it called a pending genocide of Yazidi minorities in Iraq.
Yazidis Face Genocide by ISIS After U.S. Turns Away | Josh Rogin | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAddison was allowed out of jail, finally, but her passport was held pending an investigation—even though nobody questioned her.
Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth | Christopher Dickey | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His punishment: Suspension from all team activities indefinitely, pending a criminal investigation of the charges.
The decision was stayed however, pending Supreme Court review.
The Heroic Lesbian Couple of Oklahoma Who Fought for Equal Marriage—and Won | Randy R. Potts | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat the Society be immediately dissolved, in view of pending litigation.
It is suggested, too, that patents are pending that may make outside aerials unnecessary, anyway.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseAn appeal by a member of a subordinate lodge from a vote of expulsion does not abate by his death while the appeal is pending.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThey have encamped in the rear of our office, pending the arrival of the next coasting steamer.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHe therefore commenced a lawsuit against her and her guardians, and the suit is still pending.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
British Dictionary definitions for pending
/ (ˈpɛndɪŋ) /
while waiting for or anticipating
not yet decided, confirmed, or finished: what are the matters pending?
imminent: these developments have been pending for some time
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