Definitions
1.verbTo hang down.
2.verbTo arch over (something); to vault.
3.verbTo hang; to depend.
4.verbTo pen; to confine.
5.verbTo consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).
6.adjectiveAwaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
7.adjectiveBegun but not completed.
8.adjectiveAbout to happen; imminent or impending.
9.prepositionWhile waiting for something; until."Pending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty."
10.prepositionDuring."Pending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty."