verb

1. To hang down.

2. To arch over (something); to vault.

3. To hang; to depend.

verb

1. To pen; to confine.

verb

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

adjective

1. Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.

2. Begun but not completed.

3. About to happen; imminent or impending.

Synonyms: impendent, in the offing, proximate

preposition

1. While waiting for something; until.

   “Pending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.”

2. During.

   “Pending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.”