pending

/หˆpษ›ndษชล‹/
verb
  1. 1

    To hang down.

  2. 2

    To arch over (something); to vault.

  3. 3

    To hang; to depend.

verb
  1. 1

    To pen; to confine.

verb
  1. 1

    To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).

adjective
  1. 1

    Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.

  2. 2

    Begun but not completed.

  3. 3

    About to happen; imminent or impending.

preposition
  1. 1

    While waiting for something; until.

    โ€œPending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.โ€

  2. 2

    During.

    โ€œPending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pend, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pending