Suspend
11suspend — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to hang ) to suspend from (to suspend a hook from the ceiling) 2) (D; tr.) ( to bar temporarily ) to suspend from (to suspend smb. from duty) * * * [sə spend] (D; tr.) ( to hang ) to suspend from (to suspend a hook from the… …
12suspend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French suspendre, from Latin suspendere, from sub , sus up + pendere to cause to hang, weigh Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function <… …
13suspend — sus|pend [səˈspend] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop)¦ 2¦(leave a job/school)¦ 3¦(hang)¦ 4 suspend judgment 5 suspend disbelief 6 be suspended in something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: suspendre to hang up, interrupt , from Latin… …
14suspend — verb 1 delay sth ADVERB ▪ immediately ▪ indefinitely ▪ temporarily ▪ Funding for the new building has been temporarily suspended. ▪ effectively …
15suspend — sus•pend [[t]səˈspɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to hang by attachment to something above, esp. so as to allow free movement 2) to keep from falling or sinking, as if by hanging: to suspend particles in a liquid[/ex] 3) to keep undetermined; refrain from… …
16suspend — verb (T) 1 to officially stop something from continuing, especially for a short time: Sales of the drug will be suspended until more tests are completed. 2 to make someone leave school, a job, or an organization temporarily, especially because… …
17suspend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hang, dangle; defer, postpone, stave off; adjourn, recess, intermit, prorogue, interrupt; debar, exclude. See lateness, discontinuance, latency, pendency. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To debar] Syn.… …
18suspend — 01. A police officer has been [suspended] without pay, pending an investigation into charges of corruption. 02. The light was [suspended] from the ceiling. 03. Sprinter Ben Johnson received a lengthy [suspension] from international competition… …
19suspend */*/ — UK [səˈspend] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms suspend : present tense I/you/we/they suspend he/she/it suspends present participle suspending past tense suspended past participle suspended 1) to officially stop someone from doing… …
20suspend — /səˈspɛnd / (say suh spend) verb (t) 1. to hang by attachment to something above. 2. to attach so as to allow free movement, as on a hinge. 3. to keep from falling or sinking, as if by hanging: solid particles suspended in a liquid. 4. to hold or …
