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# pending

adjective (pending); preposition (pending — formal)

«pending» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pending means waiting to be decided, done or finished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#m1)
2. (formal) As a preposition, pending means until something happens: «pending further notice». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it appears on screens and forms: «payment pending», «order pending», «result pending». In formal and official language: «The pupil is excluded pending an inquiry». In stories it shows something is about to happen. Phrases: «pending approval», «still pending», «pending a decision».

### Examples

- My order is still pending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x1)
- The match is postponed pending a pitch inspection. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x2)
- Your application is pending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x3)
- The decision is pending until Monday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x4)
- The download shows «pending». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x5)
- (formal) The library is closed pending repairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x6)
- The payment is pending, so it hasn't arrived yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x7)
- We have three pending tasks on the list. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x8)
- "Your honor," he said, "the case has now been pending for six weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/#x9)

### Note

As a preposition it is formal; everyday English says «until» or «while waiting for». Pending money has not arrived yet: in maths about bank balances, a pending payment is not counted until it clears.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pending» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pending» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pending.html) on Mova free.