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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
prep
while waiting for
Adjective
1. not yet decided or settled
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
preposition 3. awaiting, until, waiting for, till
Translations
pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ] prepantes de
adjpendiente;
pending the arrival of ... → hasta que llegue ..., hasta llegar ...
pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ] prepen attendant
adjen suspens
pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ] adjanstehend
a pending his return → bis zu seiner Rückkehr;
pending a decision → bis eine Entscheidung getroffen ist
pending [ˈpɛndɪŋ] prepin attesa di
adjin sospeso


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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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