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suspend
[suh-spend]
verb (used with object)
to hang by attachment to something above.
to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
to attach so as to allow free movement.
to suspend a door on a hinge.
to keep from falling, sinking, forming a deposit, etc., as if by hanging.
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.
Synonyms: discontinue, intermitto cause to cease for a time from operation or effect, as a law, rule, privilege, service, or the like.
to suspend ferry service.
to debar, usually for a limited time, from the exercise of an office or function or the enjoyment of a privilege.
The student was suspended from school.
to keep in a mood or feeling of expectation or incompleteness; keep waiting in suspense.
Finish the story; don't suspend us in midair.
Music., to prolong (a note or tone) into the next chord.
verb (used without object)
to come to a stop, usually temporarily; cease from operation for a time.
to stop payment; be unable to meet financial obligations.
to hang or be suspended, as from another object.
The chandelier suspends from the ceiling.
to be suspended, as in a liquid, gas, etc.
suspend
/ səˈspɛnd /
verb
(tr) to hang from above so as to permit free movement
(tr; passive) to cause to remain floating or hanging
a cloud of smoke was suspended over the town
(tr) to render inoperative or cause to cease, esp temporarily
to suspend interest payments
(tr) to hold in abeyance; postpone action on
to suspend a decision
(tr) to debar temporarily from privilege, office, etc, as a punishment
(tr) chem to cause (particles) to be held in suspension in a fluid
(tr) music to continue (a note) until the next chord is sounded, with which it usually forms a dissonance See suspension
(intr) to cease payment, as from incapacity to meet financial obligations
obsolete, (tr) to put or keep in a state of anxiety or wonder
obsolete, (intr) to be attached from above
Other Word Forms
- suspendible adjective
- suspendibility noun
- presuspend verb (used with object)
- resuspend verb
- unsuspendible adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of suspend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Accurate Energetic Systems, which runs the plant, has suspended its operations.
The incident, which has since gone viral, led to one immigration agent being temporarily suspended.
The government said suspending the pension’s overhaul would cost at least 3 billion euros in 2027.
Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders on Friday suspended campaigning for elections later this month, after learning that he had also been targeted in a foiled attack aimed at Belgium's Prime Minister Bert De Wever.
A councillor has been suspended by the Labour Party and is under investigation over a racist comment he made on Facebook.
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When To Use
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.It also commonly means to hang something by attaching it to something else, especially with ropes or cables, as in We need to suspend the banner from the ceiling. More specifically, suspend can mean to officially punish someone, such as an employee, student, or athlete, so that they are not allowed to participate in an activity for a certain period of time, as in He was suspended for five games for fighting. A person punished in this way is said to be suspended.The noun form suspension can be used for most senses of suspend to refer to an instance or the process of suspending.
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