"pend" meaning in English

See pend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɛnd/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pend.wav [UK] Forms: pend [canonical], pends [third-person, singular], pended [past], pended [past, participle], pending [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pend a decision, you delay or postpone it.
    Sense id: simple-pend-en-verb-QcdFUFjY
     
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