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Pending

Meanings and phrases

pending

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adj.
  1. awaiting conclusion or confirmation

still pending

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • As of November 2019 the investigation is still pending.
  • He died with many litigations still pending against him.
  • The bill is still pending in parliament.

pending further

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • On December 16, he was extradited to Denmark and jailed pending further investigations.
  • Van Driem feels it is best treated as an independent branch of Sino-Tibetan pending further evidence.
  • He was released on bail pending further inquiries, and then re-arrested and charged in February 2007.

pending the outcome

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Shepherd's appeal to the German court was stayed, pending the outcome of the European Court ruling.
  • The order to halt sales of the infringing controllers was again stayed pending the outcome of the appeal.
  • Sophomore Eric Manuel was held out of basketball activities pending the outcome of an investigation into his ACT scores.

pending before

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The case is pending before the Court of Cassation.
  • Those objections are pending before the National Mediation Board.
  • By 1867 there were dozens of such requests pending before the state legislature.

pending appeal

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Because of the government's action and this Court's decision, Judge Forrest concluded that she could not rule on a stay pending appeal.
  • The court also said that a Second Circuit motions panel will take up the government's motion for stay pending appeal on September 28, 2012.
  • Judge Lohier's order further said that a Second Circuit motions panel will take up the government's motion for stay pending appeal on September 28, 2012.
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