pending

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛndɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

Verb

pending

1. present participle and gerund of pend

Adjective

pending (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• long-pending

 

Related terms

• dependent
• depending
• pendant
• pendulous

 

Translations

awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation

• Bulgarian: висящ (bg) (visjašt), нерешен (bg) (nerešen)
• Catalan: pendent (ca)
• Dutch: in afwachting
• Estonian: lahtine, otsustamata
• Finnish: avoin (fi), ratkaisematon (fi)
• French: en suspens (fr)
• Galician: pendente (gl)
• Georgian: მომლოდინე (momlodine), განხილვადი (ganxilvadi), განხილვაზე მყოფი (ganxilvaze mq̇opi), განხილვის პროცესში მყოფი (ganxilvis ṗrocesši mq̇opi)
• German: anstehend (de)
• Hungarian: függőben lévő
• Portuguese: pendente (pt)
• Russian: ожида́ющий реше́ния (ožidájuščij rešénija)
• Spanish: esperando (es), pendiente (es)
• Turkish: beklemede

begun but not completed

• Bulgarian: незавършен (bg) (nezavǎršen)
• Catalan: pendent (ca)
• Dutch: in afwachting
• Estonian: poolik
• Finnish: vireillä oleva
• French: en suspens (fr)
• Georgian: დაუსრულებელი (dausrulebeli), დაუმთავრებელი (daumtavrebeli), გადაუწყვეტელი (gadauc̣q̇veṭeli)
• German: in Bearbeitung f
• Hungarian: folyamatban lévő
• Russian: неоконченный (ru) m (neokončennyj)
• Spanish: pendiente (es)
• Turkish: işlemde

about to happen; imminent or impending

• Bulgarian: предстоящ (bg) (predstojašt)
• Catalan: pendent (ca)
• Dutch: in afwachting
• Finnish: tulossa oleva
• French: en suspens (fr)
• Georgian: მოახლოებული (moaxloebuli)
• German: anhängig (de), schwebend (de)
• Hungarian: rövidesen/hamarosan bekövetkező
• Japanese: 差し掛かった (sashikakatta)
• Russian: предстоя́щий (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 — see also while,‎ until

• Hungarian: -ig (hu), amíg … nem/nincs
• Russian: в ожида́нии (v ožidánii), впредь до (ru) (vpredʹ do)

during — see during

Iban

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pending

1. ear

Derived terms

• mending

Indonesian

Etymology

From Minangkabau panding.

Noun

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

Alternative forms

• panding

Etymology

From Minangkabau panding.

Noun

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

• → Thai: ปั้นเหน่ง