English dictionary
suspend
verbPronunciation
səsˈpɛnd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
verb
- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
verb
- make inoperative or stop
verb
- hang freely
verb
- bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
verb
- render temporarily ineffective
Example sentences
suspend the particles
Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
suspend payments on the loan
The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
the prison sentence was suspended