Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pend \Pend\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pended}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Pending}.] [L. pendere.]
   1. To hang; to depend. [R.]

            Pending upon certain powerful motions. --I. Taylor.

   2. To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.

Pending \Pend"ing\, prep.
   During; as, pending the trail.

Pending \Pend"ing\, a. [L. pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf.
   {Pendent}.]
   Not yet decided; in continuance; in suspense; as, a pending
   suit.

Source : WordNet®

pending
     adj : awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still
           pending"