suspend B2 Topic:Time US /səsˈpɛnd/ See IPA manual Freq #12356 Meanings 1 verb To stop something for a period of time before it continues again. The meeting was suspended for lunch. 2 verb To officially stop someone from a job, school, or activity for a time as a punishment. The player was suspended for three games after the foul. 3 verb To hang something so that it does not touch the ground. They suspended the lamp from the ceiling with a long chain. 4 verb To keep small particles floating evenly in a liquid or gas. The dust was suspended in the still air of the old room. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to stop something for a... set aside 3 verb · to hang something so that... hang ↔ Opposites resume Word family Forms suspendedsuspendingsuspends Related forms suspenderssuspension Etymology AI details From Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere. *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Time Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # suspend **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /səsˈpɛnd/ **Frequency rank:** 12356 ## Meanings 1. To stop something for a period of time before it continues again. 2. To officially stop someone from a job, school, or activity for a time as a punishment. 3. To hang something so that it does not touch the ground. 4. To keep small particles floating evenly in a liquid or gas. ## Examples - The meeting was suspended for lunch. - The player was suspended for three games after the foul. - They suspended the lamp from the ceiling with a long chain. - The dust was suspended in the still air of the old room. ## Antonyms - resume ## Related Forms - suspenders - suspension ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *(s)pend- ## Etymology From Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere. ## AI Etymology Suspend is from Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere. In present-day use, it can mean to stop something for a period of time before it continues again, or to officially stop someone from a job, school, or activity for a time as a punishment. ## Topics - Time - Materials & Substances markdown