pending
adjective/ˈpendɪŋ/
/ˈpendɪŋ/
(formal)- waiting to be decided or settled
- Nine cases are still pending.
- a pending file/tray (= where you put letters, etc. you are going to deal with soon)
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- going to happen soon synonym imminent
- An election is pending in Italy.
- his pending departure
Word Originmid 17th cent.: anglicized spelling of French pendant ‘hanging’.
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