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pending

[ pen-ding ]

preposition

  1. while awaiting; until:

    pending his return.

  2. in the period before the decision or conclusion of; during:

    pending the negotiations.



adjective

  1. remaining undecided; awaiting decision or settlement; unfinished:

    pending business; pending questions; pending litigation.

  2. about to take place; impending.

pending

/ ˈɛԻɪŋ /

preposition

  1. while waiting for or anticipating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. not yet decided, confirmed, or finished

    what are the matters pending?

  2. imminent

    these developments have been pending for some time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pending1

1635–45; pend + -ing 2, on the model of French pendant ( pendent )
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Example Sentences

State officials alluded to this pending cut in response to the Rollins warning letter.

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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara “provisionally” granted State Farm General’s request for an emergency 22% hike in its homeowners insurance rate Friday — but it won’t take effect pending a formal hearing scheduled for next month.

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He claimed to have reviewed the 1935 congressional hearings on the pending Social Security Act and “never found the word ‘retirement’ in any of the early beginnings of the construction of Social Security.”

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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara decided Friday to provisionally grant State Farm General’s request for a 22% hike in its homeowner insurance rates pending a formal rate hearing next month.

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With Crawford's triumph, the Wisconsin Supreme Court appears poised to deliver liberal victories in pending cases on abortion and labor rights.

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