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   suspend

   /səˈspɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect: "work on the dam was suspended"
   • ▪ officially prohibit (someone) from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time: "two officers were suspended from duty pending the outcome of the investigation" Similar excludedebarshut outkeep outremoveeliminaterejectexpelejectevictrusticate
   • ▪ defer or delay (an action, event, or judgement): "the judge suspended judgement until January 15" Similar adjourninterruptbreak offpostponedelaydefershelvearrestput offintermitproroguehold overput asidepigeonholeput/hold/keep in abeyancereschedulecut shortbring to an endceasediscontinuedissolvedisbandterminatecall a halt totableinformal:put on iceput on the back burnermothballtake a rain check onOpposite continueresume
   • ▪ (of a judge or court) cause (an imposed sentence) not to be enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period: "the sentence was suspended for six months"
   • 2. hang (something) from somewhere: "the light was suspended from the ceiling" Similar hangslingdrapestringput upswingdangle
   • 3. (of solid particles) be dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid: "the paste contains collagen suspended in a salt solution"
   • 4. prolong (a note of a chord) into a following chord, usually so as to produce a temporary discord.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub- ‘from below’ + pendere ‘hang’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. suspensible adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUSPEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SUSPEND definition: 1. to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently: 2. If someone is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SUSPEND is to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function. How to use suspend in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Suspend.

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   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. Synonyms: discontinue, intermit.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUSPEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUSPEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › suspendSuspend - definition of suspend by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( tr) to hang from above so as to permit free movement. 2. ( tr; passive) to cause to remain floating or hanging: a cloud of smoke was suspended over the town. 3. ( tr) to render inoperative or cause to cease, esp temporarily: to suspend interest payments.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › suspendsuspend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   suspend something to officially delay something; to arrange for something to happen later than planned The introduction of the new system has been suspended until next year. to suspend judgment (= delay forming or expressing an opinion)

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSUSPEND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SUSPEND definition: 1. to stop something happening for a short time: 2. to hang something from somewhere: 3. to not…. Learn more.

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    Suspend often describes stopping an activity for a while. A winter storm, for example, may suspend air travel until weather conditions improve. Suspend also works in a more figurative sense, such as when you suspend your doubt in order to give someone or something a fair chance.

11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › suspendsuspend - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 2, 2024 · To halt something temporarily . The meeting was suspended for lunch. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state. To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event. to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program. To hang freely; underhang . to suspend a ball by a thread.