pending

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛndɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

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pending

  1. present participle and gerund of pend

Adjective

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pending (not comparable)

  1. Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
  2. Begun but not completed.
  3. About to happen; imminent or impending.

Synonyms

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See also

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Preposition

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pending

  1. While waiting for something; until.
    Pending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.
  2. During.
    Pending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.

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Iban

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəndɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: pen‧ding
  • Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

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pending

  1. ear

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Minangkabau panding.

Noun

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pending (first-person possessive pendingku, second-person possessive pendingmu, third-person possessive pendingnya)

  1. embossed plate of metal (e.g. gold or silver) covering a clasp through which a belt/girdle passes, worn as an ornament in front of the body.

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Minangkabau panding.

Noun

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pending (Jawi spelling ڤنديڠ, plural pending-pending, informal 1st possessive pendingku, 2nd possessive pendingmu, 3rd possessive pendingnya)

  1. embossed plate of metal (e.g. gold or silver) covering a clasp through which a belt/girdle passes, worn as an ornament in front of the body.

Descendants

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  • Thai: ปั้นเหน่ง