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- Dictionaryinterrupted/ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a compound leaf or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem.
- 2. (of a cadence) having a penultimate dominant chord that is followed not by the expected chord of the tonic but by another, usually that of the submediant.
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to stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or do: She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her. I wish you'd stop interrupting. Fewer examples. Please feel free to interrupt me if you don't understand anything. Please go on with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you.
1. : broken in upon : discontinuous. an interrupted stripe. interrupted service. an interrupted phone call. interrupted sleep. 2. botany: not uniform : broken in arrangement or symmetry. … flowers whorled in interrupted clusters.—Charles E. Turner. 3. phonetics: consisting of or containing a stop in articulation. \k\ is an interrupted consonant.
1. : to stop or hinder by breaking in. interrupted the speaker with frequent questions. 2. : to break the uniformity or continuity of. a hot spell occasionally interrupted by a period of cool weather. intransitive verb. : to break in upon an action. especially : to break in with questions or remarks while another is speaking. interruptible.
Interrupted definition: broken off or discontinuous. See examples of INTERRUPTED used in a sentence.
Definition of interrupt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. to break into or in upon (a discussion, train of thought, etc.) b. to break in upon (a person) who is speaking, working, etc.; stop or hinder. 2. to make a break in the continuity of; cut off; obstruct. verb intransitive. 3. to make an interruption, esp. in another's speech, action, etc.
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.). Synonyms: intermit. Antonyms: continue. to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something: He interrupted his work to answer the bell. Antonyms: continue.
v.tr. 1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game. 2. To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something: The baby interrupted me while I was on the phone. v.intr. To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something. n. Computers.
to stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something, or to cause an activity or event to stop briefly: [ I ] Please don’t interrupt until I’m finished. [ T ] The picnic was interrupted by a rain shower. interruption. noun [ C/U ] us / ˌɪn·təˈrʌp·ʃən / [ U ] I need to get some work done without interruption this afternoon.
/ˈɪntəˌrʌpt/ /ɪntəˈrʌpt/ IPA guide. Other forms: interrupted; interrupting; interrupts. To interrupt someone is to interfere in their activity, disrupt their conversation, or to disturb their peace and quiet. Imagine you're watching reruns of Jeopardy! and your mom interrupts you, threatening to turn off the TV unless you take the trash out.
