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pending

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈpɛndɪŋ// UK //pˈɛndɪŋ// pend·ing

adj. waiting to be finished or decided. You use this to describe something that has started but is not yet complete.

adj. awaiting a conclusion, decision, or settlement. Often used in legal or administrative contexts to describe an unresolved status.


SIMPLE

The status of your application is still pending.

CONTEXTUAL

The sale of the house is pending until the bank approves the buyer's loan.

COMPLEX

With several lawsuits still pending against the corporation, the board of directors decided to delay the merger until the legal risks were clearer.

Usage

Typically used as a predicative adjective after a linking verb or as a postpositive adjective following the noun it modifies.

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