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   pend·ing

   /ˈpendiNG/

   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: "with a presidential election pending, it would be wrong to force the changes through now" Similar imminentimpendingabout to happen/beforthcomingupcomingon the waycomingapproachingloominggatheringprospectivenearnearingcloseclose at handin the offingin the windto come-to-beanticipatedexpected

   preposition

   • 1. until (something) happens or takes place: "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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pendingPending Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

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

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

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pendingPending - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.”

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pendingPENDING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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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   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.

7. 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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pendingPending - definition of pending by The Free Dictionary

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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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPENDING | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   PENDING meaning: 1. used to say that one thing must wait until another thing happens: 2. not decided or finished: . Learn more.

10. www.wordreference.com › definition › pendingpending - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    until: pending his return. in the period before the decision or conclusion of; during: pending the negotiations. adj. remaining undecided; awaiting decision or settlement; unfinished: pending business; pending questions; pending litigation. about to take place; impending.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › pendingpending | meaning of pending in Longman Dictionary of...

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    pending meaning, definition, what is pending: while waiting for something, or until so...: Learn more.