pending

[US]/ˈpendɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈpendɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not yet decided; about to happen

prep. during; until

v. to be determined; to be undecided

Phrases & Collocations

pending approval

pending payment

pending decision

pending confirmation

patent pending

Example Sentences

The matter is still pending in court.

The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.

they were released on bail pending an appeal.

matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.

With divorce and bankruptcy proceedings pending, his personal life was in a mess.

This matter must wait pending her return from London.

Diagnosis was deferred pending further assessment.

with a general election pending, it would be wrong to force the changes through now.

two officers were suspended from duty pending the outcome of the investigation.

If this is disabled, the user will not be notified about pending apport crash reports.

Pending his return let us get everything ready.

None of the four people killed was identified pending (the) notification of relatives.

Real-world Examples

And so there's also federal legislation pending.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

It stops selling the kits pending a regulatory review.

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

The EU's admittance was postponed, pending talks with Canada.

Source: The Economist - International

Except for my deep nausea and pending headache.

Source: Mad Men Season 5

You should therefore consider yourself suspended from school pending further enquiries.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The judge put his decision on hold pending a nearly certain government appeal.

Source: AP Listening December 2013 Collection

The owners were briefly arrested and released on bail, but the court case is still pending.

Source: Time

We find all sorts of dinosaurs which still are pending proper descriptions, flying reptiles like pterosaurs.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2022 Compilation

Indeed, two pending bills would do just that.

Source: The Economist - International

We can't say more. Litigation is pending.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

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