interrupt

  • 21interrupt — verb 1 (I, T) to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc: Don t interrupt I haven t finished yet. | interrupt sb: She began to explain but I interrupted her. 2 (T) to make a… …

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  • 22interrupt — verb 1) she opened her mouth to interrupt Syn: cut in (on), break in (on), barge in (on), intervene (in), put one s oar in, put one s two cents in, interject; informal butt in (on), chime in (with) 2) the band had to interrupt their tour Syn:… …

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  • 23interrupt — verb 1) she opened her mouth to interrupt Syn: cut in (on), break in (on), barge in (on), intrude, intervene; informal butt in (on), chime in (on); Brit.; informal chip in (on) 2) the band had to interrupt their tour Syn …

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  • 24Interrupt — pertrauktis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. break; interrupt; interruption vok. Interrupt, m; Unterbrechen, n rus. прерывание, n pranc. interruption, f …

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  • 25interrupt — pertrauktis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. break; interrupt; interruption vok. Interrupt, m; Unterbrechen, n rus. прерывание, n pranc. interruption, f …

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  • 26interrupt — 1. verb a) to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly. A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting. b) To assert to a computer that an exceptional condition must be handl …

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  • 27interrupt — in|ter|rupt [ˌıntəˈrʌpt] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of interrumpere, from rumpere to break ] 1.) [I and T] to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc… …

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  • 28Interrupt — In|ter|rupt [... rapt, engl. ... rʌpt] das; [s], s <aus engl. interrupt »Unterbrechung«, dies aus lat. interruptio, vgl. ↑Interruption>: a) Meldung zur Unterbrechung eines Programmablaufs; b) das Aussetzen eines Programmablaufs aufgrund… …

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  • 29interrupt — in|ter|rupt [ ,ıntə rʌpt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say or do something to stop someone when they are speaking or concentrating on something: Please don t interrupt her while she s working. She tried to explain, but he… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30interrupt — [15] Etymologically, interrupt means ‘break between’. It comes from the past participle of Latin interrumpere ‘break in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix inter ‘between’ and rumpere ‘break’ (source of English rout and rupture). =>… …

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