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pend
This term is primarily restricted to formal, legal, or administrative registers. It describes a state of suspension where a final resolution is delayed, creating a vacuum of certainty. It is rarely used in casual conversation, where words like wait or hang would be more common.
Because it describes a state of being unsettled, it often appears in the passive voice or as part of the adjective pending. It evokes a sense of bureaucratic stillness or a temporary freeze in a process until a specific condition is met.
Meanings
Examples
The matter will pend until the board meets next month.
The lawsuit continues to pend in the high court.
Whether the treaty is signed will pend for several weeks.
The decision on the zoning permit must pend until the environmental report is finished.
I wonder how long this appeal will pend before a verdict is reached.
The case shall pend until further evidence is presented.
The application will pend while the background check is conducted.
The application will pend while the background check is conducted.
Let the motion pend until the chairman arrives.