Suspend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hang freely

cause to be held in suspension in a fluid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səspˈɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/səspˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səspˈɛnd/

2 syllables Say it as /səspˈɛnd/.

Examples

The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
suspend the particles
Suspend the aid to the war-torn country

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

freeze debar set aside

Parts of Speech

verb	hang freely “The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them”
verb	cause to be held in suspension in a fluid “suspend the particles”
verb	bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
verb	stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it “Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
verb	make inoperative or stop “suspend payments on the loan”
verb	render temporarily ineffective “the prison sentence was suspended”

Word Forms

suspension	noun	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
suspender	noun	elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
debarment	noun	the act of prevention by legal means
freeze	noun	an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aussetzen

frei hängen

🇫🇷French

suspendre

pendre librement

🇪🇸Spanish

suspender

colgar libremente

🇮🇹Italian

sospendere

appendere liberamente

🇳🇱Dutch

opschorten

vrij hangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

suspender

pendure livremente

🇷🇺Russian

приостановить

висеть свободно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निलंबित

स्वतंत्र रूप से लटकाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থগিত করা

অবাধে ঝুলানো

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைநீக்கம்

சுதந்திரமாக தொங்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సస్పెండ్

స్వేచ్ఛగా వేలాడదీయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

निलंबित

मुक्तपणे लटकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સસ્પેન્ડ

મુક્તપણે અટકી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಾನತುಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಗಿತಗೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സസ്പെൻഡ് ചെയ്യുക

സ്വതന്ത്രമായി തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਅੱਤਲ

ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਲਟਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

معطل

آزادانہ طور پر پھانسی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暂停

自由悬挂

🇯🇵Japanese

つるす

自由にぶら下がってください

🇰🇷Korean

유예하다

자유롭게 매달다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đình chỉ

treo tự do

🇹🇭Thai

ระงับ

แขวนได้อย่างอิสระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menskors

menggantung dengan bebas

🇵🇭Filipino

suspindihin

malayang nakabitin

🇲🇾Malay

menangguhkan

gantung bebas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعليق

شنق بحرية

🇮🇷Persian

تعلیق کند

آزادانه آویزان کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

askıya almak

özgürce asılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁעוֹת

לתלות בחופשיות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'suspend'?

The primary meaning of 'suspend' is 'hang freely'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'suspend' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'suspend' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'suspend' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'suspend' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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