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pending

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) pending (preposition)
  2. 2) pending (adjective)
  3. pend (verb)

1pend·ing

prep \ˈpen-diŋ\

Definition of PENDING

1
: during
2
: while awaiting <pending approval>
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Examples of PENDING

  1. He is being held in jail pending trial.
  2. She received a four-year sentence and is currently out on bail pending appeal.

Origin of PENDING

French pendant, from present participle of pendre
First Known Use: 1642

Related to PENDING

Synonyms: amid (or amidst), by, over, during, through, throughout

Rhymes with PENDING

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