pend
To consider pending; to delay or postponeTo consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).
» A similar measure is pending again this year.
In diesem Jahr steht wieder eine ähnliche Maßnahme an.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).
(obsolete)To hang down; to cause something to hang down
(Scotland, obsolete)To arch over (something); to vault.
(obsolete)To hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on.
(obsolete, transitive)To pen; to confine.
Examples
22 sentencesA similar measure is pending again this year.
deIn diesem Jahr steht wieder eine ähnliche Maßnahme an. — Waldelfe
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Plans are still pending.
An investigation is still pending.
Charges are still pending.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French pendre (“to hang”), from Late Latin pendĕre, from Latin pendērBorrowed from Middle French pendre (“to hang”), from Late Latin pendĕre, from Latin pendēre.
Compare pen (“to shut in”).
Back-formation from pending.
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Forms
pends, pending, pended, pendedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle