to pend

Examples

• All

• "Your people were holding him in Argali pending the decision on whether or not to press charges.

  Fiction book (1999)

• But pending his approval, I'm happy to say you've got yourself a deal.

  Bugsy (1991)

• Maybe he felt bad for San Francisco's pending demise, or maybe he just wanted to get right up in there close to the action.

  Blog text (21)

• At Lloyd's urging, the judge released Mickey into his mother's custody pending trial.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The chandelier was pending from the ceiling, casting light all around the room.

• The decorations were pending from the branches of the tree, creating a festive atmosphere.

• Samantha watched the kites pend from the sky during the annual festival, swaying gently in the breeze.

Synonyms

H

to hang

vsto pend

∞ 1.0

To attach something from above so it stays up

is used when support is from above but often with loose swinging

D

to dangle

vsto pend

135 2.3

Hang loosely so it can move or swing

focuses more on the object being held up with a loose swinging motion

S

to suspend

vsto pend

64 3.5

To hang something so it can move or swing

describes being held up from above and often swinging loosely

D

to dangle from

vsto pend

18 3.2

To hang loosely so that something swings from a support

is broader referring to being held above often with loose movement

How Secure

to fix

218 1.0

to hang

∞ 1.0

to swing

408 1.0

to pend

• Archaic

1 8.4

to dangle

135 2.3

Surface Forms

Etymology