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suspend

The correct spelling is suspend.

How to pronounce suspend

/səˈspɛnd/
verb

IPA: /səˈspɛnd/

Say it like: Sus-pen-d

The correct spelling is suspend. To halt something temporarily. For example: "The meeting was suspended for lunch."

Usage Examples

The meeting was suspended for lunch.

to suspend one's judgement or one's disbelief

to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To halt something temporarily.
  2. 2.To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
  3. 3.To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
  4. 4.To hang freely; underhang.
  5. 5.To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.

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