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Pronunciation / Transliteration: lambit
"यह मामला अदालत में लंबित है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Awaiting decision or settlement; unfinished or unresolved.
"There are several pending applications that need to be reviewed by the committee."
- 1
While awaiting; until the occurrence of a particular event.
"Pending the arrival of the manager, the store will remain closed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'penden', originating from Old French 'pendre' and ultimately from the Latin root 'pendēre', meaning to hang or be undecided. Over centuries, the term evolved from physical hanging to metaphorically describing matters awaiting settlement or confirmation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pending" is said worldwide
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pendente
Transliteration: pen-den-te
"O pagamento ainda está pendente."
en attente
Transliteration: ahn ah-tahnt
"Le dossier est toujours en attente de validation."
ausstehend
Transliteration: owst-eh-uhnt
"Die Entscheidung ist noch ausstehend."
in sospeso
Transliteration: in sos-peh-zo
"La pratica è ancora in sospeso."
pendiente
Transliteration: pen-dyen-te
"Tenemos varios asuntos pendientes para la reunión de mañana."
लंबित
Transliteration: lambit
"यह मामला अदालत में लंबित है।"
待定的
Transliteration: dài dìng de
"这项合同目前处于待定状态。"
계류 중인
Transliteration: gyeryu jung-in
"그 제안은 현재 승인 대기 중입니다."
保留中の
Transliteration: horyū-chū no
"その申請は現在保留中です。"
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