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/səsˈpɛnd/
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S AH0 S P EH1 N D
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To halt something temporarily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The meeting was suspended for lunch.
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To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
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To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
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Examples
to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program
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To hang freely; underhang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
to suspend a ball by a thread
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To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.
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To make to depend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club
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To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, lifestyle, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tourism, transport, travel
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cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: resuspend
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
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Synonyms: freeze
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Broader terms: interrupt, break
make inoperative or stop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
suspend payments on the loan
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Synonyms: set aside
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Broader terms: change, alter, modify
hang freely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
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Broader terms: hang, hang up
Narrower terms: dangle
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: debar
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Broader terms: expel, throw out, kick out
Narrower terms: send down, rusticate
render temporarily ineffective
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the prison sentence was suspended
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Broader terms: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
From Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere.
Across languages
Translations
117 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
спирам временно
(spiram vremenno)
— to halt temporarily
Chinese Mandarin :
暫停 /暂停
(zàntíng)
— to halt temporarily
Czech :
pozastavit
— to halt temporarily
Danish :
suspendere
— to halt temporarily
Dutch :
schorsen
— to halt temporarily
Finnish :
pysäyttää
— to halt temporarily
Finnish :
keskeyttää
— to halt temporarily
French :
suspendre
— to halt temporarily
German :
suspendieren
— to halt temporarily
German :
unterbrechen
— to halt temporarily
Greek :
αναστέλλω
(anastéllo)
— to halt temporarily
Hebrew :
השעה
(hish'á)
— to halt temporarily
Hungarian :
felfüggeszt
— to halt temporarily
Japanese :
保留する
(horyū suru)
— to halt temporarily
Korean :
보류하다
(boryuhada)
— to halt temporarily
Korean :
유예하다
(yuyehada)
— to halt temporarily
Korean :
중단하다
(jungdanhada)
— to halt temporarily
Norwegian :
suspendere
— to halt temporarily
Polish :
zawieszać
— to halt temporarily
Polish :
zawiesić
— to halt temporarily
Portuguese :
suspender
— to halt temporarily
Romanian :
suspenda
— to halt temporarily
Romanian :
amâna
— to halt temporarily
Russian :
приостана́вливать
(priostanávlivatʹ)
— to halt temporarily
Russian :
приостанови́ть
(priostanovítʹ)
— to halt temporarily
Ukrainian :
призупинити
(pryzupynyty)
— to halt temporarily
Ainu :
アッテ
(atte)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Arabic :
عَلَّقَ
(ʕallaqa)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Belarusian :
падве́шваць
(padvjéšvacʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Belarusian :
падве́сіць
(padvjésicʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Belarusian :
ве́шаць
(vjéšacʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Belarusian :
паве́сіць
(pavjésicʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Bulgarian :
ока́чвам
(okáčvam)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Bulgarian :
окача́
(okačá)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Chinese Mandarin :
吊
(diào)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Chinese Mandarin :
懸 /悬
(xuán)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Chinese Mandarin :
懸掛 /悬挂
(xuánguà)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Chinese Mandarin :
掛 /挂
(guà)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Dutch :
ophangen
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Finnish :
ripustaa
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Finnish :
roikkua
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Finnish :
riippua
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
French :
suspendre
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
German :
aufhängen
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Hindi :
लटकाना
(laṭkānā)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Ido :
suspendar
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Italian :
appendere
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Japanese :
吊るす
(tsurusu)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Japanese :
下げる
(sageru)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Japanese :
ぶら下げる
(burasageru)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Japanese :
掛ける
(kakeru)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Korean :
매달다
(maedalda)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Korean :
걸다
(geolda)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Latin :
suspendō
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Macedonian :
закачува
(zakačuva)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Macedonian :
закачи
(zakači)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Māori :
whakairi
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Māori :
whakateki
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Māori :
whakawerewere
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Māori :
whakawhata
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Māori :
whakatāiri
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Māori :
whakatārewa
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Māori :
tākawe
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Norwegian :
henge
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Old English :
āhōn
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Persian :
آویزان کردن
(âvizân kardan)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Polish :
zawieszać
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Polish :
zawiesić
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Portuguese :
suspender
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Romanian :
suspenda
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Romanian :
atârna
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Romanian :
agăța
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Russian :
подве́шивать
(podvéšivatʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Russian :
подве́сить
(podvésitʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Russian :
ве́шать
(véšatʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Russian :
пове́сить
(povésitʹ)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Scottish Gaelic :
croch
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Turkish :
asmak
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Ottoman Turkish :
آصمق
(asmak)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Ukrainian :
підві́шувати
(pidvíšuvaty)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Ukrainian :
підві́сити
(pidvísyty)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Ukrainian :
ві́шати
(víšaty)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Ukrainian :
пові́сити
(povísyty)
— to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
Dutch :
suspenderen
— to create a suspension
Finnish :
liettää
— to create a suspension
Finnish :
suspendoida
— to create a suspension
French :
suspendre
— to create a suspension
French :
mettre en suspension
— to create a suspension
German :
suspendieren
— to create a suspension
Bulgarian :
прекратявам
(prekratjavam)
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Chinese Mandarin :
停止
(tíngzhǐ)
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Chinese Mandarin :
中止
(zhōngzhǐ)
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Danish :
afbryde
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Dutch :
afbreken
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Dutch :
stopzetten
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Dutch :
afgelasten
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Dutch :
onderbreken
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Finnish :
keskeyttää
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Finnish :
lakkauttaa
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
French :
suspendre
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
German :
aufheben
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
German :
aussetzen
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
German :
aufschieben
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Ido :
suspensar
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Italian :
sospendere
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Japanese :
停止する
(teishi suru)
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Norwegian :
avbryte
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Polish :
zawieszać
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Polish :
zawiesić
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Portuguese :
suspender
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Romanian :
suspenda
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Romanian :
întrerupe (sense: întrerupe temporar)
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Russian :
прекраща́ть
(prekraščátʹ)
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Russian :
прекрати́ть
(prekratítʹ)
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Scottish Gaelic :
cuir à dreuchd
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Spanish :
suspender
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
Turkish :
askiya almak
— to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event