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ˈpɛn dɪŋpend·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pendingadjective

    awaiting conclusion or confirmation

    "business still pending"

GCIDE

  1. Pendingprep.

    Until; awaiting; as, no decision will be taken pending his arrival.

Wiktionary

  1. pendingadjective

    awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation

  2. pendingadjective

    begun but not completed

  3. pendingadjective

    about to happen; imminent or impending

  4. pendingpreposition

    While waiting for something; until.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pendingnoun

    Depending; remaining yet undecided.

    Etymology: pendente lite.

    A person pending suit with the diocesan, shall be defended in the possession. John Ayliffe.

Wikipedia

  1. Pending

    Pending is a district in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Administratively, it is in the Kuching South City Council area. It is home to many local fishermen, mostly of Chinese ethnicity.

ChatGPT

  1. pending

    Pending generally refers to anything that is awaiting a decision or resolution; it describes a situation or an action that is yet to be completed or finalized. It is often used in reference to tasks, court cases, transactions, or any process that requires approval or completion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pending

    of Pend

  2. Pendingadjective

    not yet decided; in continuance; in suspense; as, a pending suit

  3. Pending

    during; as, pending the trail

  4. Etymology: [L. pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. Pendent.]

Wikidata

  1. Pending

    Pending is a name of a district located in Kuching city in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Administratively, it is located in the Kuching South City Council area. It is predominantly an industrial zone in Kuching and it is where many factories in Kuching is located. There is also a fishing village in Pending which is called Bintawa and is a home to many local fishermen mostly of Chinese ethnicity.

Editors Contribution

  1. Pendingadjective

    Panding chancel korin plasse


    Submitted by howladerraju097 on December 9, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pending in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pending in a Sentence

  1. Chief Executive Joe Gorder:

    There is nothing currently pending, i don't think there are any refining assets that are in the market that we would take a look at.

  2. Diane Richardson:

    She's not in custody as charges are still pending. We are waiting for the investigation to wrap up, which could take a couple of weeks.

  3. Chuck Schumer:

    Because of the White House’s glacial pace, there are hundreds and hundreds of Senate confirmable positions without any pending nominee from the administration, and just 7 pending nominees before the Senate, instead of pointing fingers of blame, the administration ought to roll up their sleeves and send qualified nominees to the Senate.

  4. David Blitzer:

    S&P doesn't comment on any pending index changes with respect to any specific companies.

  5. Nick Grono:

    This is a really innovative approach because it gets the exploiter to the table, if a fisherman brings a case in a New Zealand court against a (fishing) company, they'll probably just ignore it. But if you seize their multi-million dollar boat pending resolution of the court action, suddenly you get more attention.

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