Pending Definition
pĕndĭng
adjective
Not decided or determined.
A pending lawsuit.
Webster's New World
Not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation.
American Heritage
Being processed but not yet final.
Patent pending.
Webster's New World
About to happen; impending.
Webster's New World
Begun but not completed.
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preposition
While in the process of; during.
American Heritage
Throughout the course of; during.
Webster's New World
While awaiting; until.
Pending his arrival.
Webster's New World
verb
Present participle of pend.
Wiktionary
Origin of Pending
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French pendant pendant, pending (from Old French pendant1) –ing
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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