Pending

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Meaning of Pending

As applied to judicial proceedings, remaining undecided (4 N. H. 386), and an action has been held to be pending till the judgment is satisfied (41 N. Y. 159).

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Synonyms of Pending

(Imminent), adjective

  • about to happen
  • anticipated
  • approaching
  • at hand
  • close
  • close at hand
  • coming
  • eventual
  • expectant
  • fearful
  • foreseen
  • foreshadowing
  • forthcoming
  • immediate
  • impending
  • instant
  • looming
  • minacious
  • momentary
  • near
  • ominous
  • on the horizon
  • oncoming
  • overhanging
  • prospective
  • threatening
  • upcoming Associated Concepts: pending action
  • pending case
  • pending cause
  • pending claim
  • pending proceeding

(Unresolved), adjective

  • in a state of uncertainty
  • in abeyance
  • in question
  • indefinite
  • indeterminate
  • open to discussion
  • open to question
  • still in debate
  • suspenseful
  • unascertained
  • uncertain
  • unclear
  • unconcluded
  • undecided
  • under consideration
  • undetermined
  • unfixed
  • unsettled
  • unsolved

Etimology of Pending (prep.)

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1640s, “during, in the process of,” preposition formed from root of French pendant “during,” literally “hanging,” present participle of pendere “to hang, to suspend” (see pendant). Meaning patterned on a secondary sense of Latin pendente “not decided,” literally “hanging,” in legal phrase pendente lite “while the suit is pending.” Use of the present participle before nouns caused it to be regarded as a preposition. As an adjective from 1797.


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