Withheld vs Pending - What's the difference?
withheld | pending |
(withhold)
That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.
awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
begun but not completed
about to happen; imminent or impending
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)Adjective
(-)- 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.