We postponed our picnic pending a change in the weather.
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Pending
//ˈpɛndɪŋ//
Synonyms for "pending" (77 found)
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Related words (38)
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5 entriesderived
2 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
13 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
54 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- висящ adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- незавършен adj (begun but not completed)
- нерешен adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- предстоящ adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
Catalan
3 entries- pendent adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- pendent adj (begun but not completed)
- pendent adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
Dutch
3 entries- in afwachting adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- in afwachting adj (begun but not completed)
- in afwachting adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
Estonian
3 entries- lahtine adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- otsustamata adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- poolik adj (begun but not completed)
Finnish
4 entries- avoin adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- ratkaisematon adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- tulossa oleva adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
- vireillä oleva adj (begun but not completed)
French
3 entries- en suspens adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- en suspens adj (begun but not completed)
- en suspens adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
Galician
1 entries- pendente adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
Georgian
4 entries- გადაუწყვეტელი adj (begun but not completed)
- განხილვადი adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- განხილვაზე მყოფი adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- განხილვის პროცესში მყოფი adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
German
4 entries- anhängig adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
- anstehend adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- in Bearbeitung adj (begun but not completed)
- schwebend adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
Hindi
1 entries- विचाराधीन adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
Hungarian
4 entries- folyamatban lévő adj (begun but not completed)
- függőben lévő adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- rövidesen/hamarosan bekövetkező adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
- amíg … nem/nincs prep (while waiting; until)
Japanese
1 entries- 差し掛かった adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
Portuguese
1 entries- pendente adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
Russian
4 entries- неоконченный adj (begun but not completed)
- ожида́ющий реше́ния adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- предстоя́щий adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
- в ожида́нии prep (while waiting; until)
Spanish
2 entries- pendiente adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- pendiente adj (begun but not completed)
Turkish
4 entries- askıda adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
- beklemede adj (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation)
- beklemede adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
- eli kulağında adj (about to happen; imminent or impending)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The debate on spending is pending.
Source: tatoeba (2161997)
Some of the seams of the dress were held together only loosely by basting stitches, pending the final fitting.
Source: tatoeba (3028955)
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Source: tatoeba (4495713)
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