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  1. word usage - Can "Pend" be used as a transitive verb? - English ...

    Aug 17, 2021 · Probably, in this case, 'pend' lacks usage as there are other words available : defer, delay, postpone, such that we are spoilt for choice, as is often the case in English where …

  2. grammar - If you can say that something is pending, can you say …

    Sep 30, 2022 · The debit card transaction is pending. This is correct. Debit card transactions often pend for a day or two. The debit card transaction pended for two days. Are these correct?

  3. Is "to pend" a verb? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 22, 2016 · The word "pending" is quite frequently used in English. Accordingly, I used to think that "to pend" is a verb, and some of the online English dictionaries tend to agree. However, …

  4. differences - "Pending" vs "Impending". Are they synonyms?

    Mar 30, 2011 · They are related, but they don't mean the same, not by a long shot. "Pending" means something that one is waiting for. "Patent pending"; a patent for this has been applied …

  5. vocabulary - What is the correct, formal and polite way to say "I'll ...

    Mar 19, 2017 · Assume you had a plan with someone like a work travel or something and then that person write to you that there may be a better plan so for a while don't fix things for the …

  6. word choice - Do I assign something to me or do I assign it to …

    Jul 23, 2021 · In chatting with a coworker, I asked "Should I assign [the task] to myself " but then I got discombobulated and wondered if it should have been "to me " instead. I searched for an …

  7. Send, sent; end, *ent? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    The past tense of a number of verbs changes from -end to -ent: bend → bent lend → lent rend → rent send → sent spend → spent wend → went However, most do not, notably end. Granted, I …

  8. What are the antonyms of "append" and "prepend"?

    To detach would be a good word for the antonym of append, and yes, programmers need to prepend and append all day

  9. What is the meaning of the phrase "Hold the Pen"?

    Sep 15, 2017 · Well, I'm in the Singapore office of an American company. The folks I've heard this from are Indian, Malay, and Scottish. Some googling told me that the State Department uses …

  10. measuring units - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 31, 2020 · So five blocks can mean a short dis­tance to walk or it can mean a long dis­tance to walk, de­pend­ing on which side of the block one takes. Do you dis­tin­guish those two cases …