Schwebezustand — meaning in English

English meaning

• abeyance noun (law) A state in which it is not yet settled who owns a piece of land or a title.
• hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
• limbo noun A state of being stuck between two situations, with no clear resolution or progress.

Senses

Schwebezustand is used for these senses in English:

• abeyance (legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]
• hover An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
• limbo (countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status. [from mid 17th c.]

abeyance — full definition

1. noun (law) A state in which it is not yet settled who owns a piece of land or a title.
2. noun A temporary stop or pause; a dormant state.
3. noun (law) A state in which a noble title still exists but currently has no holder.

hover — full definition

1. verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
2. verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
3. verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
4. verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.

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