suspend
/səsˈpɛnd/verb2 syllables
Suspend means: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc..
Synonyms for suspend3
verb, as in bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
verb, as in stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
verb, as in make inoperative or stop
What does suspend mean?6
verb
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it“Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
make inoperative or stop“suspend payments on the loan”
hang freely“The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them”
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid“suspend the particles”
render temporarily ineffective“the prison sentence was suspended”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with suspend?28
three syllables
Suspend in a sentence
- In order to enjoy the speech, you need to start by suspending your disbelief.AlanF_US
- The church placed an interdict on the country, suspending all religious services.rul
- I'm going to suspend my judgment until the movie is over.AlanF_US
- We reserve the right to suspend any account that violates our terms of use.Topkek
- Suspending the trial is out of the question.unknown
- During the movie, I tried to suspend my disbelief, but failed.AlanF_US
- If you watch Wentworth, you have to suspend belief to enjoy it.mccarras
- Algeria should suspend all travel from Europe for the next weeks.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of suspend
as a verb
- past tense
- suspended
- present participle
- suspending
- third-person singular
- suspends
- past participle
- suspended