释义
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/ ˈpɛn dɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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preposition while awaiting; until: pending his return.
in the period before the decision or conclusion of; during: pending the negotiations.
adjective remaining undecided; awaiting decision or settlement; unfinished: pending business; pending questions; pending litigation.
about to take place; impending.
Origin of pending 1635–45; pend + -ing2 , on the model of French pendant (see pendent)
OTHER WORDS FROM pending non·pend·ing, adjective un·pend·ing, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pending pending , impendingWords nearby pending pendency, pendent, pendente lite, pendentive, Penderecki, pending , Pendleton, Pendolino, Pend Oreille, pendragon, pen drive
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Example sentences from the Web for pending Except, Nomadness currently has 3,000 pending membership requests.
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In August, the Obama administration intervened to stop what it called a pending genocide of Yazidi minorities in Iraq.
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His punishment: Suspension from all team activities indefinitely, pending a criminal investigation of the charges.
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The decision was stayed however, pending Supreme Court review.
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Shuai was locked up in jail, pending trial, for over a year until she was released in a plea deal.
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Pending further inquiry they were obliged to wait the conclusion of the expressman's humorous recital.
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The most important question now pending is what to do with the fleets.
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But pending such amendment the present condition of this litigation should be relieved.
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I decided to go back to Virginia (my wife had never been there) and settle up a lawsuit I had pending in the courts.
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This recommendation was not considered, pending the actual opening of the College buildings.
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British Dictionary definitions for pending preposition while waiting for or anticipating
adjective (postpositive) not yet decided, confirmed, or finished what are the matters pending?
imminent these developments have been pending for some time
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Words related to pending imminent, undecided, impending, awaiting, continuing, dependent, forthcoming, hanging, indeterminate, ominous, undetermined, unsettled, up in the air, pensile, in line, in the balance, in the offing, in the works, on board, on line