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pending

/ˈpɛndɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Pending means: awaiting conclusion or confirmation.

Synonyms for pending5

adjective, as in awaiting conclusion or confirmation

unfinished

also used for pending

pendent, impendent, in the offing, proximate

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What does pending mean?1

adjective

1

awaiting conclusion or confirmation“business still pending”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pending?24

four syllables

recommendingcondescending
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Pending in a sentence

  • We postponed our picnic pending a change in the weather.GiggyMantis
  • He eats beans only if he has no pending social engagements.Eccles17
  • A similar measure is pending again this year.CK
  • Western Sahara is non-self-governing territory pending decolonization.Amastan
  • Pending his trial, Yanni is not allowed to leave Algiers.Amastan
  • The debate on spending is pending.darinmex
  • The amendment is still pending ratification.shekitten
  • My contribution is still pending approval.ddnktr

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