pending
- adjective
- /ˈpɛndɪŋ/
- I have a pending task request.
- pending cases
- pending bill
- pending claims
So they're actually pending, but let's just go with them.
- So they're actually pending, but let's just go with them.
- Will see the judge Monday morning in Forsythe County also has pending charges in DeKalb County.
- So I make sure that nothing is pending.
- He ate it despite knowing that divorce was pending.
- And you'll have a great pipeline going into the new year full of listings and pending transactions.
- Are you afraid to acknowledge that because you've got some criminal charges pending?
- If it goes against them and Fisher, all of those cases collapse, including charges pending against President Trump.
- Ghilane Maxwell, who Prince Andrew knew from when she was in university, she was raided and she is pending trial right now in America.
- Yeah, very wasn't, wasn't she late or not, though, I am not able to talk about that due to pending litigation.
- This is the first time I currently have no pending court cases and that's the first time in since my activism.
- Here, there is both a pending indictment as well as a plea deal that covered at least some of this alleged conduct.
- So I've got this pending, not even murder, violent disorder.
- It's going to be brought to us at the patent pending chic beak.
- Closed and pending deals already closed and pending.
Examples
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The most critical issue facing the band and the community, however, is the pending land claims resolutions.
Academic text (1992) -
" Neither the FBI nor this office has a pending investigation related to this matter."
Blog text (8) -
Yes, production starts next week, pending my approval.
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I think the whole city is excited about your pending nomination.
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I was excited to hear of the pending 3D release of the 1986 movie "Top Gun."
Blog text (16) -
But he said he couldn't comment further, due to a pending legal claim.
Academic text (2016) -
Given the pending regulations, this subpart does not explore every possible avenue for reform.
Academic text (2017) -
You are aware of the pending new rules regarding fraternization among officers, aren't you?
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Ms. Mangum declined to comment to the newspaper, citing the pending litigation.
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The project will be delayed due to a pending decision from the board.
Synonyms
Available for discussion or decision later
Stopped for a short time until someone decides to continue
Waiting to be acted on or decided
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word pending comes from the old Latin word pendere, which means 'to hang', and you can see the same idea in pendulum, a weight that hangs and swings. So if something is pending it is like it is 'hanging' in the air, still waiting and not decided or finished yet.