In plain English
It means the request has already been sent but has not been answered yet. The other person or account has not responded, so the request remains in a waiting state.
In context
Here, "pending request" reports that a social or group-access request was sent and is still waiting for a response from the other person or account.
- Situation
- Using messages, follows, connections, groups, communities, and interaction controls
- What it communicates
- Reports that a sent social or group-access request is still awaiting a response.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say whether the response will be approval or refusal, or when it will come.
Examples
“Maya's request to join the group remained a pending request until the owner replied.”
“After sending it to the wrong account, she cancelled the pending request.”