PENDING


Meaning of PENDING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pendɪŋ ]

1.

If something such as a legal procedure is pending , it is waiting to be dealt with or settled. ( FORMAL )

In 1989, the court had 600 pending cases...

She had a libel action against the magazine pending.

ADJ

2.

If something is done pending a future event, it is done until that event happens. ( FORMAL )

A judge has suspended a ban on the magazine pending a full inquiry.

PREP

3.

Something that is pending is going to happen soon. ( FORMAL )

A growing number of customers have been inquiring about the pending price rises.

= imminent

ADJ

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