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sus·pend
(sə-spĕnd′)v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends
v.tr.
1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school.
2. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt: suspended the trial.
3.
a. To hold in abeyance; defer: suspend judgment. See Synonyms at defer1.
b. To render temporarily ineffective: suspend a jail sentence; suspend all parking regulations.
4. Music To hold or prolong (a note or notes) in suspension.
5.
a. To hang so as to allow free movement: suspended the mobile from the ceiling.
b. To support or keep from falling without apparent attachment, as by buoyancy: The manatee is suspended in the water.
c. Chemistry To disperse or put (particles, for example) in suspension.
v.intr.
Idiom: 1. To cease for a period; delay.
2. To fail to make payments or meet obligations.
suspend disbelief
To accept as plausible something one knows to be untrue, especially the setting and plot of a drama or fiction so as to allow the appreciation of art.
[Middle English suspenden, from Old French suspendre, from Latin suspendere : sub-, from below; see sub- + pendere, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
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suspend
(səˈspɛnd)vb
1. (tr) to hang from above so as to permit free movement
2. (tr; passive) to cause to remain floating or hanging: a cloud of smoke was suspended over the town.
3. (tr) to render inoperative or cause to cease, esp temporarily: to suspend interest payments.
4. (tr) to hold in abeyance; postpone action on: to suspend a decision.
5. (tr) to debar temporarily from privilege, office, etc, as a punishment
6. (Chemistry) (tr) chem to cause (particles) to be held in suspension in a fluid
7. (Music, other) (tr) music to continue (a note) until the next chord is sounded, with which it usually forms a dissonance. See suspension11
8. (Banking & Finance) (intr) to cease payment, as from incapacity to meet financial obligations
9. (tr) obsolete to put or keep in a state of anxiety or wonder
10. (intr) obsolete to be attached from above
[C13: from Latin suspendere from sub- + pendere to hang]
susˈpendible, susˈpensible adj
susˌpendiˈbility n
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sus•pend
(səˈspɛnd)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.
3. to keep undetermined; refrain from concluding definitely: to suspend judgment.
4. to defer or postpone: to suspend a sentence for robbery.
5. to bring to a stop, usu. for a time: to suspend payment.
6. to cause to cease for a time from operation or effect, as a law, privilege, or service: to suspend ferry service.
7. to debar, usu. for a limited time, from office, membership, school attendance, etc., esp. as a punishment.
8. to prolong (a musical tone) into the next chord.
9. to keep in a state of expectation or suspense.
v.i. 10. to come to a stop or cease from operation, usu. temporarily.
11. to stop payment; be unable to meet financial obligations.
12. to hang or be suspended.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin suspendere to hang up =sus- sus- + pendere (transitive) to hang]
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suspend
Past participle: suspended
Gerund: suspending
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| Verb | 1. | suspend - hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" dangle - cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree" |
| 2. | suspend - cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" resuspend - put back into suspension; "resuspend particles" | |
| 3. | suspend - bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. | |
| 4. | suspend - stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" | |
| 5. | suspend - make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan" | |
| 6. | suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" |
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suspend
verb
1. postpone, delay, put off, arrest, cease, interrupt, shelve, withhold, defer, adjourn, hold off, cut short, discontinue, lay aside, put in cold storage The union suspended strike action this week.
postpone continue, carry on, resume, re-establish
postpone continue, carry on, resume, re-establish
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suspend
verb1. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship:
2. To put off until a later time:
Informal: wait.
Idiom: put on ice.
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Translations
pověsitpozastavitpozastavit činnostpřerušitvznášet se
indstillesuspenderesvævehænge
ripustaa
odgoditi
fella niîur um tímahanga/svífahanga; hengjasetja í bann; víkja úr starfi tímabundiî
つるす
매달다
atidėtas nuosprendisgumoskabantis tiltaskojaraiščiaikybojimas
atliktdiskvalificētizslēgtkarātieskārt
pozastaviť činnosť
skjuta upp
ระงับชั่วคราว
askıya almakasmakgeçici olarak durdurmakgeçici olarak işten el çektirmekasılı durmak
trì hoãn
suspend
[səsˈpend] VT2. (= remove) (from job) → suspender (from de) (from school) → expulsar temporalmente (from de) (from team) → excluir (from de) to suspend sb from office → relevar a algn de su cargo (provisionalmente)
3. (= discontinue) [+ hostilities, aid, flights] → suspender; [+ licence] → retirar
his licence was suspended for six months (Aut) → le retiraron el carnet durante seis meses
his licence was suspended for six months (Aut) → le retiraron el carnet durante seis meses
4. (= withold, defer) [+ judgement, decision] → aplazar, posponer (Jur) [+ sentence] → suspender provisionalmente, dejar en suspenso
he was given a two-year suspended sentence → fue condenado a dos años en libertad condicional
to suspend disbelief → creer lo inverosímil
he was given a two-year suspended sentence → fue condenado a dos años en libertad condicional
to suspend disbelief → creer lo inverosímil
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
suspend
[səˈspɛnd] vt (= delay) [+ strike action, judgement, decision] → suspendre
(= stop temporarily) [+ aid programme, bus service, publication, production, hostilities] → suspendre
Both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities → Les deux gouvernements refusent de suspendre les hostilités.
Both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities → Les deux gouvernements refusent de suspendre les hostilités.
[+ employee, office holder] → suspendre; [+ pupil, student] → renvoyer
to be suspended (from school) → se faire renvoyer
He's been suspended → Il s'est fait renvoyer.
to be suspended from one's duties → être suspendu(e) de ses fonctions
He's been suspended from his duties → Il a été suspendu de ses fonctions.
to be suspended (from school) → se faire renvoyer
He's been suspended → Il s'est fait renvoyer.
to be suspended from one's duties → être suspendu(e) de ses fonctions
He's been suspended from his duties → Il a été suspendu de ses fonctions.
(= hang) [+ balloons, lamp, chandelier, mobile] → suspendresuspended sentence n (LAW) → condamnation f avec sursis
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
suspend
vt
(= hang) → (auf)hängen (→ from an +dat); (Chem) → suspendieren; to be suspended in something → in etw (dat) → hängen; (Chem) → in etw (dat) → suspendiert sein; to hang suspended from something/in something → von/in etw (dat) → hängen
(= stop, defer) publication, payment → (zeitweilig) einstellen; campaign, talks, judgement → aussetzen; flights → aufschieben; he was given a suspended sentence → seine Strafe wurde zur Bewährung ausgesetzt; to be in a state of suspended animation → im Zustand vorübergehender Leblosigkeit sein; to suspend one’s disbelief (Theat) → sich verzaubern lassen; suspend (Comput: command) → Standby-Modus m
person → suspendieren; member, pupil, student → zeitweilig ausschließen; (Sport) → sperren; licence → zeitweilig einziehen; law, privileges → aussetzen; constitution → zeitweilig außer Kraft setzen; to suspend somebody from duty → jdn (vom Dienst) suspendieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
suspend
[səˈspɛnd] vt (gen) → sospendereit was suspended from the ceiling/between two posts → era appeso al soffitto/sospeso tra due pali
he was suspended for cheating → è stato sospeso perché aveva imbrogliato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
suspend
(səˈspend) verb1. to hang. The meat was suspended from a hook.
2. to keep from falling or sinking. Particles of dust are suspended in the air.
3. to stop or discontinue temporarily. All business will be suspended until after the funeral.
4. to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges. Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.
suspended ˈsentence noun a prison sentence that will take effect only if the criminal commits a (similar) crime again.
suˈspenders noun plural1. a pair, or set, of elastic straps for holding up socks or stockings.
2. (American) braces for holding up trousers.
suˈspense (-s) noun a state of uncertainty and anxiety. We waited in suspense for the result of the competition.
suˈspension (-ʃən) noun1. the act of suspending.
2. in a motor vehicle etc, the system of springs etc supporting the frame on the axles.
3. a liquid with solid particles that do not sink.
suspension bridge a type of bridge that has its roadway suspended from cables supported by towers.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
suspend
→ يُرْجِئُ pozastavit indstille aufhängen αναστέλλω suspender ripustaa suspendre odgoditi sospendere つるす 매달다 opschorten innstille zawiesić suspender подвешивать skjuta upp ระงับชั่วคราว askıya almak trì hoãn 暂停Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
suspend
vt. suspender, cancelar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
suspend
vt (treatment, etc.) suspenderEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.