pending

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛndɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

pending

1. present participle of pend

Adjective

pending (comparative more pending, superlative most pending)

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

Synonyms

• (about to happen): impendent, in the offing, proximate; see also Thesaurus:impending

Translations

awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation

• Catalan: pendent (ca)
• Dutch: in afwachting
• Estonian: lahtine, otsustamata
• Finnish: avoin (fi), ratkaisematon (fi)
• French: en suspens (fr)
• Galician: pendente (gl)
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• German: anstehend (de)
• Portuguese: pendente (pt)
• Russian: ожида́ющий реше́ния (ožidájuščij rešénija)
• Spanish: esperando (es), pendiente (es)
• Turkish: beklemede

begun but not completed

• Catalan: pendent (ca)
• Dutch: in afwachting
• Estonian: poolik
• Finnish: vireillä oleva
• French: en suspens (fr)
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• German: in Bearbeitung f
• Russian: неоконченный (ru) m (neokončennyj)
• Spanish: pendiente (es)
• Turkish: işlemde

about to happen; imminent or impending

• Catalan: pendent (ca)
• Dutch: in afwachting
• Finnish: tulossa oleva
• French: en suspens (fr)
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• German: anhängig (de), schwebend (de)
• Japanese: 差し掛かった (sashikakatta)
• Russian: предстоящий (ru) m (predstojáščij)
• Turkish: askıda, beklemede, eli kulağında (tr), yakın (tr)

See also

• impending

Preposition

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.

Translations

While waiting; until

• Russian: в ожида́нии (v ožidánii), впредь до (ru) (vpredʹ do)
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