pending

adjective
/ˈpɛndɪŋ/

Meaning

awaiting decision or settlement
awaiting; not yet decided or settled; in the process of being completed

Example Sentences

The case is still pending in court.

The application is still pending approval.

Example Expressions

pending approval

Synonyms

awaiting, unresolved, undecided, incomplete, outstanding, unsettled
Entry 1
awaiting, unresolved, undecided, incomplete
Entry 2
awaiting, unresolved, outstanding, unsettled

Antonyms

settled, resolved, completed, finished
Entry 1
settled, resolved, completed
Entry 2
completed, resolved, finished, settled

Collocations

pending case, pending approval, still pending, decision pending, pending decision
Entry 1
pending case, pending approval, still pending, decision pending
Entry 2
pending approval, pending decision, pending case

More Example Sentences

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week without spending any on snacks or toys and his parents are impressed by his discipline

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend

A mechanic repairs an old car in his small garage that has not been driven for years by replacing the worn-out engine parts and fixing the rusted body panels with tools he has collected over two decades so the owner can use it again to drive to work every morning instead of spending money on expensive public transport

A boy saves his allowance to buy a bicycle that he has been wanting for months after seeing it in the shop window on his way to school and he puts a little money into a jar every week without spending any on snacks or toys and his parents are impressed by his discipline so they offer to pay the remaining amount as a reward

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend gaining more confidence with each lesson

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend gaining more confidence with each lesson until she passes the driving test on her second attempt

A mechanic repairs an old car in his small garage that has not been driven for years by replacing the worn-out engine parts and fixing the rusted body panels with tools he has collected over two decades so the owner can use it again to drive to work every morning instead of spending money on expensive public transport and eventually restore the car to its original condition as a weekend project.

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend gaining more confidence with each lesson until she passes the driving test on her second attempt and finally drives her children to school by herself for the first time.

A couple renovates their kitchen during the summer holidays to make it more modern and spacious by replacing the old cabinets with new white ones and installing a marble countertop that they chose after visiting several showrooms and they also add better lighting and a larger sink while keeping the renovation within their planned budget and the finished kitchen looks exactly how they imagined it making cooking and spending time together there much more enjoyable.

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contaminated or affected by something bad or undesirable
in a state of confusion or agitation

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