To hang down.
To arch over (something); to vault.
To hang; to depend.
To pen; to confine.
To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
Begun but not completed.
About to happen; imminent or impending.
While waiting for something; until.
Pending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.
During.
Pending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.