Pending
ahd-5
adjective.
Not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation.
adjective.
Impending; imminent.
preposition.
While in the process of; during.
preposition.
While awaiting; until.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Depending; remaining undecided; not terminated: as, a
pending
suit; while the case was
pending.
For the time of the continuance of; during; in the period covered by: as,
pending
the suit;
pending
the negotiation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Not yet decided; in continuance; in suspension.
preposition.
During.
preposition.
Until; awaiting.
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verb.
Present participle of
pend
.
adjective.
awaiting
a
conclusion
or a
confirmation
adjective.
begun
but not
completed
adjective.
about
to
happen
;
imminent
or
impending
preposition.
While
waiting
for something;
until
.
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adjective.
awaiting conclusion or confirmation
Word Usage
"The hospital withheld her name pending notification of family members."
Equivalent
unfinished
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
amending
apprehending
ascending
attending
befriending
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
at issue
awaiting
awaiting
beetle
beetle-browed
verb-stem
pend