pending
/ˈpɛndɪŋ/
adjectivepreposition
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
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Adjective 3 meanings
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
Begun but not completed.
About to happen; imminent or impending.
Preposition 2 meanings
While waiting for something; until.
“Pending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.”
During.
“Pending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.”
Similar and opposite words
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PENDING at a glance
PENDING has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,838 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pending
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- SENDING9
- LENDING9
- BENDING11
- VENDING12
- TENDING9
- MENDING11
- PENNING10
- FENDING12
- RENDING9
- WENDING12
- PONDING11
- HENDING12
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