
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 …
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?
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …