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- 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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1. To cease for a period; delay. 2. To fail to make payments or meet obligations. Idiom: suspend disbelief. To accept as plausible something one knows to be untrue, especially the setting and plot of a drama or fiction so as to allow the appreciation of art.
4 days ago · To halt something temporarily. The meeting was suspended for lunch. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state. To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event. to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program. To hang freely; underhang. to suspend a ball by a thread.
1. The teacher can suspend a student for violating school rules. 2. I suspend my decision until I have more information. 3. They suspend the bridge for maintenance work. 4. Please suspend all activities until further notice. 5. The airline might suspend flights to certain destinations. 6. We suspend our disbelief and enjoy the magic of the ...
To debar, usually for a time, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, or from the enjoyment of income: as, a student suspended for some breach of discipline (rarely, in this use, suspended from college).
