suspend
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suspend
- /səsˈpɛnd/
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
From Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere.
verb suspends · suspending · suspended
- To halt something temporarily. The meeting was suspended for lunch.
- To hold in an undetermined or undecided state. suspending out judgement
- To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event. to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program
- To hang freely; underhang. to suspend a ball by a thread
- To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.
- To make to depend. God hath all along in the Scripture suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life.
- To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc. to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club
- To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
- To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.
Opposite: resume
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: debar, set aside, freeze, suspensive, suspension, stoppage, stand-down, cease, stop, ceasing, stopping, cessation, deferment, postpone, adjourn, discontinuance
verb
Opposite: resume
Translations
Every language
verb to create a suspension
| Français | suspendre, mettre en suspension |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | suspendieren |
verb to halt temporarily
| 한국어 | 보류하다 boryuhada, 유예하다 yuyehada, 중단하다 jungdanhada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 保留する horyū suru |
| 中文 | 暫停 /暂停 zàntíng |
| Português | suspender |
| Français | suspendre |
| Deutsch | suspendieren, unterbrechen |
| Ελληνικά | αναστέλλω anastéllo |
| Română | suspenda, amâna |
| Русский | приостана́вливать priostanávlivatʹ, приостанови́ть priostanovítʹ |
| עברית | השעה hish'á |
verb to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
| Español | suspender |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 停止する teishi suru |
| 中文 | 停止 tíngzhǐ, 中止 zhōngzhǐ |
| Português | suspender |
| Français | suspendre |
| Deutsch | aufheben, aussetzen, aufschieben |
| Italiano | sospendere |
| Română | suspenda, întrerupe (sense: întrerupe temporar) |
| Русский | прекраща́ть prekraščátʹ, прекрати́ть prekratítʹ |
verb to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
| 한국어 | 매달다 maedalda, 걸다 geolda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 吊るす tsurusu, 下げる sageru, ぶら下げる burasageru, 掛ける kakeru |
| 中文 | 吊 diào, 懸 /悬 xuán, 懸掛 /悬挂 xuánguà, 掛 /挂 guà |
| हिन्दी | लटकाना laṭkānā |
| Português | suspender |
| Français | suspendre |
| Deutsch | aufhängen |
| Italiano | appendere |
| Română | suspenda, atârna, agăța |
| Русский | подве́шивать podvéšivatʹ, подве́сить podvésitʹ, ве́шать véšatʹ, пове́сить povésitʹ |
| العربية | عَلَّقَ ʕallaqa |
Talk about this word "suspend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/suspend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. suspend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/suspend "suspend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/suspend.Cite this
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title = {suspend},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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