pending C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ UK /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj awaiting decision or settlement; until The case remains pending before the court. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · awaiting decision or... unresolvedoutstandingawaitingundecidedunsettledforthcominguntil ↔ Opposites settledresolvedconcludedfinalized Word family Related forms pendpendentpendantdepend Etymology AI details From the verb pend ('to await decision'), from Latin pendere ('to hang, be suspended'); the prepositional sense models French pendant ('during'). pendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # pending **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. awaiting decision or settlement; until ## Examples - The case remains pending before the court. ## Synonyms - unresolved - outstanding - awaiting - undecided - unsettled - forthcoming - until ## Antonyms - settled - resolved - concluded - finalized ## Related Forms - pend - pendent - pendant - depend ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pendere ## Etymology From the verb pend ('to await decision'), from Latin pendere ('to hang, be suspended'); the prepositional sense models French pendant ('during'). ## AI Etymology Pending comes from the verb pend ('to await decision'), from Latin pendere ('to hang, be suspended'); the prepositional sense models French pendant ('during'). The etymological trail includes Latin pendere. As an adjective, pending means awaiting decision or settlement; until. The same family is visible in related forms such as pend, pendent, pendant, and depend. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown