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- pronunciation:
- s
spend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
suspends, suspending, suspended |
| definition 1: |
to hang (something) from a higher position.
They suspended the chandelier directly over the center of the massive table.Large banners were suspended from the ceiling.- synonyms:
- hang
- similar words:
- dangle
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| definition 2: |
to cause to stop for a period of time.
The game was suspended until they cleared the floor.- synonyms:
- intermit, interrupt
- antonyms:
- resume
- similar words:
- adjourn, arrest, cease, check, defer, delay, discontinue, end, halt, postpone, quit, stall, stop
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| definition 3: |
to put off till later; defer.
We will suspend judgment on this case until we have further information.- synonyms:
- defer, delay, postpone
- similar words:
- procrastinate, put aside, reserve, shelve, table, waive, withhold
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| definition 4: |
to cause to be temporarily ineffective.
Can we suspend the usual rules since we have children playing?- similar words:
- shelve, waive
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| definition 5: |
to exclude for disciplinary reasons.
The principal suspended them from school for fighting.- synonyms:
- expel
- similar words:
- bar, blackball, bounce, debar, disbar, dismiss, eject, exclude
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| definition 6: |
to cause to remain motionless, undissolved, or unattached in a fluid medium such as air or water.
The pieces of fruit are now suspended in the gelatin. |
| related words: |
abrogate, cashier, dissolve, expel, respite, stay, wait |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to cease activity for a period of time.
- synonyms:
- intermit, pause
- antonyms:
- resume
- similar words:
- cease, defer, end, halt, hesitate, quit, recess, stop
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| related words: |
desist, poise, ride, wait |
adverb + (v.)suspend
briefly, immediately, temporarily, willingly
(v.)suspend
+ adverb
indefinitely, momentarily, twice, upside
(v.)suspend
+ noun
aid,
air,
balloon,
cable,
cage,
ceiling,
chain,
constitution,
corpus,
crane,
declaration,
dialogue,
disbelief,
dividend,
enrichment,
execution,
fluid,
foot,
fraternity,
game,
harness,
hook,
inch,
investigation,
judgment,
membership,
negotiation,
operation,
parliament,
pay,
payment,
penalty,
pole,
privilege,
publication,
season,
semester,
sentence,
shipment,
sling,
string,
suspension,
talk,
thread,
uranium,
violation,
wire,
withdrawal,
writ
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| derivations: |
suspendible (adj.), suspendibility (n.) |
The word suspend
contains the following parts:
sus-
Latin
prefix
that means under, below
  More about this word part:
The prefix "sus-
" occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of "sub-."
Example words:
pend, pens
Latin
root
that means hang; weigh; spend
Example words:
append, appendix, depend, dependable, dependent, independence, independent, pendulum, suspend, suspense, expend, expensive, pensive, impend
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