avbryte — meaning in English

English meaning

• interrupt verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
• suspend verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.

Senses

avbryte is used for these senses in English:

• interrupt (ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
• suspend To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.

interrupt — full definition

1. verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
2. noun Computing: a signal that makes a computer pause its current task to deal with something more urgent.

suspend — full definition

1. verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.
2. verb To officially and temporarily remove someone from a job, school, or privilege.
3. verb To hang something so that it does not touch the ground.

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