pending
[adjective]
Synonyms: undecided, awaiting, imminent, impending, in the balance, undetermined, unsettled

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Antonyms: closed
Contrasted words: decided, determined, settled
Related Idioms: hanging in the balance, in suspense, up in the air

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I. pend‧ing¹ /ˈpendɪŋ/ 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.

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II. pending² 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

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