US /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ UK /ˈpɛndɪŋ/
adj prep

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    awaiting decision or settlement; until

    The case remains pending before the court.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · awaiting decision or... unresolvedoutstandingawaitingundecidedunsettledforthcominguntil
Opposites
Word family
Related forms pendpendentpendantdepend

Etymology

From the verb pend ('to await decision'), from Latin pendere ('to hang, be suspended'); the prepositional sense models French pendant ('during').

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