Search results
- DictionarySuspended/səˈspendəd/
adjective
- 1. (of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offense is committed within a specified period: "he was given a suspended prison sentence 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"
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.
debarred temporarily from exercising an office or privilege, usually as a form of discipline: Suspended students can come to our center for tutoring and counseling instead of just playing video games at home. deferred or postponed: Some defended the court’s suspended verdict, while others protested that “justice delayed is justice denied.” Music.
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.
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.
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.
adjective. (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment. “ suspended matter such as silt or mud...”. “dust particles suspended in the air”. synonyms: supported. held up or having the weight borne especially from below.
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.
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.
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.
