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   pending

   /ˈpɛndɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. awaiting decision or settlement: "nine cases were still pending" Similar unresolvedundecidedunsettledunconcludeduncertainawaiting decisionawaiting actionundetermined(still) openhanging fire(up) in the airin limboin the balanceon icein reservein abeyanceongoingawaiting attentionoutstandingto be doneundonenot doneunattended tounfinishedincompleteleftremaininginformal:on the back burner
   • ▪ about to happen; imminent: "the pending lay-off of fifty staff" Similar imminentimpendingabout to happen/beforthcomingupcomingon the waycomingapproachingloominggatheringprospectivenearnearingcloseclose at handin the offingin the windto come-to-beanticipatedexpected

   preposition

   • 1. until (something) happens: "they were released on bail pending an appeal" Similar awaitingwaiting foruntiltillbeforeuntil there is/are

   Word Origin mid 17th century: anglicized spelling of French pendant‘hanging’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENDING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. 1. : not yet decided : being in continuance. the case is still pending. 2. : imminent, impending. Synonyms. Preposition. amidst. by. during. over.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPENDING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PENDING meaning: 1. about to happen or waiting to happen: 2. used to say that one thing must wait until another…. Learn more.

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   Pending definition: while awaiting; until. See examples of PENDING used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENDING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled. [formal] The cause of death was listed as pending. In 1989, the court had 600 pending cases. She had a libel action against the magazine pending. Synonyms: undecided, unsettled, in the balance, up in the air More Synonyms of pending.

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   Define pending. pending synonyms, pending pronunciation, pending translation, English dictionary definition of pending. adj. 1. Not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation. 2. Impending; imminent. prep. 1. While in the process of; during. 2.

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   If something is supposed to happen but hasn’t happened yet, it is pending, like the pending snowstorm that has everyone scrambling to the store for bread and milk. The word pending comes from the French pendant, meaning “hanging.”