Meaning & use
Pend
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To remain undecided, unsettled, or awaiting a decision or outcome.
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The lawsuit will pend until both parties submit further evidence.
Her promotion is pending approval from the board, so the paperwork must pend for now.
A note on using this word
"Pend" is the root behind the far more common word "pending," though the plain verb form is now mostly used in legal and formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
awaitremain unresolved
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