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Withheld vs Pending - What's the difference?

withheld | pending |

As verbs the difference between withheld and pending

is that withheld is past tense of withhold while pending is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between withheld and pending

is that withheld is that one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another while pending is awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.

As a preposition pending is

while waiting for something; until.

withheld

English

Verb

(head)
  • (withhold)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.
  • His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one.
    The names originally withheld from the report, have been leaked.
    The former employee returned to demand his withheld check.

    Synonyms

    * (kept from knowledge ): confidential, secret

    pending

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
  • begun but not completed
  • about to happen; imminent or impending
  • See also

    * impending

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • While waiting for something; until.