I. pend ‧ ing 1 /ˈpendɪŋ/ BrE AmE preposition formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: pendant ; ⇨ ↑ pendant ]
while waiting for something, or until something happens:
Sales of the drug have been stopped, pending further research.
II. pending 2 BrE AmE adjective
1 . formal not yet decided or settled:
Many trade disputes are pending, awaiting the outcome of the talks.
2 . formal something that is pending is going to happen soon:
the pending election
3 . pending file/tray British English a container for keeping papers, letters etc that have not yet been dealt with ⇨ in-tray , out-tray