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   Sus·pend

   /səˈspend/

   

   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 judgment): "the judge suspended judgment 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 offense 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"

   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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   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.

3. 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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   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.

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   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.

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

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   vb. 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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsuspend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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.

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   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.

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   Definition of suspend verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUSPEND | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    to stop something happening for a short time: The semifinal was suspended because of bad weather. suspend sth from/between, etc. to hang something from somewhere: [ often passive ] A light bulb was suspended from the ceiling.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › suspendsuspend | meaning of suspend in Longman Dictionary of...

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    suspend meaning, definition, what is suspend: to officially stop something from contin...: Learn more.