Suspend has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
hang freely
"The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
2
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
"suspend the particles"
3
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
"The principal decided to suspend the student for three days due to his repeated tardiness."
4
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
"Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
5
make inoperative or stop
"suspend payments on the loan"
6
render temporarily ineffective
"the prison sentence was suspended"
7
To halt something temporarily.
"The school decided to suspend classes for the day due to severe weather conditions."
In plain English: To suspend something means to temporarily stop it from happening or being used until later.
"The teacher decided to suspend the game because it was raining heavily."
Example Sentences
"The teacher decided to suspend the game because it was raining heavily."
verb
"The teacher decided to suspend the class for lunch early today."
verb
"You must suspend your disbelief to enjoy this fantasy movie."
verb
"Please suspend work immediately if you smell smoke in the building."
verb
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Origin
The word comes from the Old French sospendre, which was borrowed directly from the Latin suspendere. It entered English with its original meaning of hanging something up or down by a string or hook.