verb
suspend
suhs-PEHND
verb
1
To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.
"The match was suspended due to rain."
"They suspended the negotiations until next week."
2
To officially and temporarily remove someone from a job, school, or privilege.
"He was suspended from school for a week."
3
To hang something so that it does not touch the ground.
"A single light bulb was suspended from the ceiling."
How to Use Suspend
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo pause something temporarily, to hang something up, or to temporarily bar someone from a role or privilege.
Common pairings
suspend a game
suspend a student
suspend from the ceiling
Word Forms
suspended past tense, suspends singular
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Etymology
From Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere, "to hang up" — from sub- ("under") plus pendere ("to hang").