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pending

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pend·ing  (pndng)
adj.
1. Not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation.
2. Impending; imminent.
prep.
1. While in the process of; during.
2. While awaiting; until.

[French pendant, pendant, pending (from Old French; see pendant1) + -ing.]

pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ]
prep
while waiting for or anticipating
adj (postpositive)
1. not yet decided, confirmed, or finished what are the matters pending?
2. imminent these developments have been pending for some time
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pending - awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still pending"
unfinished - not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"

pending
adjective
1. undecided, unsettled, in the balance, up in the air, undetermined The cause of death was listed as pending.
2. forthcoming, imminent, prospective, impending, in the wind, in the offing Customers have been inquiring about the pending price rises.
preposition
awaiting, until, waiting for, till The judge has suspended the ban, pending a full inquiry.
Translations
pending [ˈpendɪŋ]
A. ADJpendiente
to be pendingestar pendiente or en trámite
and other matters pendingy otros asuntos todavía por resolver
B. PREP pending the arrival ofhasta que llegue ...
pending your decisionmientras se decida usted
he has been suspended pending further investigationha sido suspendido en espera de que continúe la investigación
C. CPD pending tray Ncajón m de asuntos pendientes
pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ]
prepen attendant
adjen suspens
pending
adjanstehend; lawsuitanhängig; “pending”„unerledigt“; to be pending (decision etc) → noch anstehen; (trial) → noch anhängig sein; he knew my examination was pendinger wusste, dass meine Prüfung bevorstand; four more charges are pending against hergegen sie sind noch vier weitere Klagen anhängig; to leave something pendingetw nicht weiterverfolgen; the offer is left pending until the examination results are knownüber das Angebot wird erst entschieden, wenn die Prüfungsergebnisse bekannt sind
prep pending his arrival/returnbis zu seiner Ankunft/Rückkehr; pending a decisionbis eine Entscheidung getroffen worden ist
pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ]
1. adjin sospeso
2. prepin attesa di
pending the arrival of → in attesa dell'arrivo di

pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ]
1. adjin sospeso
2. prepin attesa di
pending the arrival of → in attesa dell'arrivo di


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My informer said that they lay now in one of the many buried dungeons of the palace where they had been placed pending a decision as to their fate by the tyrant of the north.
That, pending the arrival of this period, an income of six hundred pounds was to be paid to him by his two Trustees, half-yearly--at Christmas and Midsummer Day.
She maintained this belligerent attitude for several days, during which time a series of informal negotiations were pending, and wide alarm spread over the island.
 
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