Search results
- Dictionarysuspend/səˈspɛnd/
verb
- 1. temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect: "work on the dam was suspended"
- 2. hang (something) from somewhere: "the light was suspended from the ceiling" Similar
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
SUSPEND definition: 1. to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently: 2. If someone is…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SUSPEND definition: 1. to stop something happening for a short time: 2. to hang something from somewhere: 3. to not…. Learn more.
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.
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.
