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Antonyms for pending

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pen-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn dɪŋ

Definition of pending

Origin :
  • 1640s, "during, in the process of," preposition formed from root of French pendant "during," literally "hanging," present participle of pendere "to hang, to suspend" (see pendant). Meaning patterned on a secondary sense of Latin pendente "not decided," literally "hanging," in legal phrase pendente lite "while the suit is pending." Use of the present participle before nouns caused it to be regarded as a preposition. As an adjective from 1797.
  • adj about to happen
Example sentences :
  • Shall we pray for a second Joshua, arresting the sun, pending deliberation?
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • The best plan would be to leave it there, pending a favourable moment.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The crisis was pending, and sooner than we expected it came.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti » by T. Hall Caine
  • I glanced at Joyce, and she at me, then both of us at Pending.
  • Extract from : « Lighter Than You Think » by Nelson Bond
  • "Of course I'm there," she said; then pending another inspiration she was silent.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells
  • Pending the arrival of the uniforms the men had drilled in strange array.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • His advices from London told him that a parliamentary crisis was pending.
  • Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • A bill to enfranchise widows and spinsters was pending in Parliament.
  • Extract from : « Susan B. Anthony » by Alma Lutz
  • They agreed to the terms and, pending their ratification, raised the siege of Chartres.
  • Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty
  • That is the pending break-up of the political solidarity of the South.
  • Extract from : « The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue » by Various

Synonyms for pending

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