pending | meaning of pending in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

pending | meaning of pending in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 pending From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pending pend‧ing 1 / ˈpendɪŋ / ●○○ preposition formal WAIT while waiting for something, or until something happens Sales of the drug have been stopped, pending further research. Examples from the Corpus pending • The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of relatives . pending pending 2 adjective 1 formal DECIDE not yet decided or settled Many trade disputes are pending, awaiting the outcome of the talks. 2 formal SOON something that is pending is going to happen soon the pending election 3 → pending file/tray Examples from the Corpus pending • Funeral arrangements are pending . • Sir Antony revealed a number of bids from interested parties were under consideration and a Sola announcement was pending . • Conditions on the granting of bail may be imposed by the magistrates ' court on defendants against whom charges are pending . • I think that I am right in saying that regulation 3 provides that the changes will not affect pending applications for review . • His suit , still pending , elicited howls from farmers and sugar-cane growers . • A pretty grey-eyed woman was being held, pending enquiries . • Relevant proceedings are pending if they are in progress at the date the application for a care or supervision order is filed . • News of the Romans and the pending invasion was probably brought in by the merchants . • More employees are likely to lose jobs in the pending merger . • At the time of the list's publication , business was still pending over three of the son-in-law's colleagues . From Longman Business Dictionary pending pend‧ing 1 / ˈpendɪŋ / preposition formal while waiting for something, or until something happens A decision has been delayed pending further inquiries. pending pending 2 adjective 1 formal not yet decided or settled Two lawsuits remain pending against the company. If a company has applied for a patent, it can put ‘ patent pending ’ on the product it wants to patent. 2 formal something that is pending is going to happen soon The bank said its poor performance would not affect its pending merger. 3 pending file/tray OFFICE a place for putting papers, letters etc that have not yet been dealt with The messages have all been placed in his pending file. Origin pending 1 ( 1600-1700 ) French pendant ; → PENDANT Quizzes Quizzes Take our quick quizzes to practise your vocabulary. We have thousands of six-question quizzes to try. Choose from collocations, synonyms, phrasal verbs and more. More results pending file/tray See all results Pictures of the day What are these? Click on the pictures to check. Explore topics Colours & sounds American football Human Other sports See all topics Word of the day gush if a liquid gushes, it flows or pours out quickly and in large quantities Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Copyright and legal Pearson Languages About LDOCE How to use