suspend
verb /səˈspend/
/səˈspend/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they suspend | /səˈspend/ /səˈspend/ |
| he / she / it suspends | /səˈspendz/ /səˈspendz/ |
| past simple suspended | /səˈspendɪd/ /səˈspendɪd/ |
| past participle suspended | /səˈspendɪd/ /səˈspendɪd/ |
| -ing form suspending | /səˈspendɪŋ/ /səˈspendɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] (formal) to hang something from something else
- be suspended from something A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
- be suspended by/on something Her body was found suspended by a rope.
- be suspended by/on something from something A boat was suspended on wires from the rafters.
- suspend something to officially stop something for a time; to prevent something from being active, used, etc. for a time
- Production has been suspended while safety checks are carried out.
- The constitution was suspended as the fighting grew worse.
- In the theatre we willingly suspend disbelief (= temporarily believe that the characters, etc. are real).
Extra Examples- The EU should have the power to suspend subsidy payments to farmers who pollute the environment.
- The government has decided to suspend production at the country's biggest lead plant.
- Aid flights have been suspended for a week after fighting near the city's airport.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- indefinitely
- temporarily
- …
- agree to
- decide to
- vote to
- …
- the power to suspend something
- suspend something to officially delay something; to arrange for something to happen later than planned
- The introduction of the new system has been suspended until next year.
- to suspend judgement (= delay forming or expressing an opinion)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- indefinitely
- temporarily
- …
- agree to
- decide to
- vote to
- …
- the power to suspend something
- [usually passive] to officially prevent somebody from doing their job, going to school, etc. for a time, as a punishment or while a complaint against them is investigated
- be suspended The police officer was suspended while the complaint was investigated.
- be suspended from something She was suspended from school for a week.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1- She has been suspended on full pay following a disciplinary hearing.
- She was suspended pending the outcome of the police investigation.
- The players will be automatically suspended.
- We both got suspended for fighting.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- automatically
- formally
- indefinitely
- …
- threaten to
- for
- from
- pending
- …
- be suspended on full pay
- be suspended with pay
- be suspended without pay
- …
- be suspended in something(specialist) to float in liquid or air without moving
- Small droplets are held suspended in the atmosphere.
see also suspension
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub- ‘from below’ + pendere ‘hang’.