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suspended

The correct spelling is suspended.

How to pronounce suspended

/səˈspɛndɪd/
verb

IPA: /səˈspɛndɪd/

Say it like: Sus-pen-ded

The correct spelling is suspended. 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

Meanings

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.

adjective

  1. 1.Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.
  2. 2.Hung from above.
  3. 3.(of an ovule) Attached slightly below the summit of the ovary.
  4. 4.(of coffee, food, etc.) Paid for but not consumed by a customer, so that it can be given to a less fortunate person.
  5. 5.A chemical suspension

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