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- Dictionarysuspended/səˈspɛndɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period: "he was given a suspended jail term of 22 months"
- 2. (of solid particles) dispersed through the bulk of a fluid: "suspended sediments inhibit the sun's energy from being used for reef building"
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to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently: The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. The country's president has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently: The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. The country's president has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
1. : to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function. suspend a student from school. 2. a. : to cause to stop temporarily. suspend bus service. b. : to set aside or make temporarily inoperative. suspend the rules. 3. : to defer to a later time on specified conditions. suspend sentence. 4.
Suspend most commonly means to cause to stop, to bring to a stop, to withhold, or to postpone, as in The bank has suspended payments or All activities have been suspended until further notice.
sus·pend. (sə-spĕnd′) v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends. v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. 2. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt: suspended the trial. 3. a. To hold in abeyance; defer: suspend judgment. See Synonyms at defer 1. b.
to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently: The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. The country's president has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them. Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident.
to suspend solid particles in a liquid. to hold or keep undetermined; refrain from forming or concluding definitely: to suspend one's judgment. to defer or postpone: to suspend sentence on a convicted person. to cause to cease or bring to a stop or stay, usually for a time: to suspend payment.
suspend something to officially stop something for a time; to prevent something from being active, used, etc. for a time. Production has been suspended while safety checks are carried out. The constitution was suspended as the fighting grew worse.
You can use the verb suspend any time you need to stop something. Whether it’s your judgment, a rule, or bus service, when you suspend it, you temporarily bring it to a halt. Suspend often describes stopping an activity for a while. A winter storm, for example, may suspend air travel until weather conditions improve.
