Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pending"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pend \Pend\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pended}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pending}.] [L. pendere.]
1. To hang; to depend. [R.]
Pending upon certain powerful motions. --I. Taylor.
2. To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pending \Pend"ing\, prep.
During; as, pending the trail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pending \Pend"ing\, a. [L. pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf.
{Pendent}.]
Not yet decided; in continuance; in suspense; as, a pending
suit.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pending
adj : awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still
pending"
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