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Meaning of suspend | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

  1. To halt something temporarily
  2. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state
  3. To accept as plausible something one knows to be untrue, especially the setting and plot of a drama or fiction so as to allow the appreciation of art.
  4. To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event
  5. a prison sentence that will take effect only if the criminal commits a (similar) crime again. opskort حُكْم مُعَلَّق условна присъда sentença suspensa podmíněný rozsudek die Gefängnisstrafe auf Bewährung betinget dom ποινή με αναστολή libertad condicional tingimisi karistus جمله مشكوك ehdollinen tuomio condamnation avec sursis מַאֲסַר עַל תְּנַאי uvjetna osuda felfüggesztett ítélet hukuman percobaan (condanna condizionale), (sospensione condizionale della pena) 執行猶予 집행 유예 atidëtas nuosprendis...
  6. To hang freely; underhang
  7. a state of uncertainty and anxiety. We waited in suspense for the result of the competition. spanning تَعْليق، تَرَقُّب، تَشْويق напрежение suspense napětí die Ungewißheit spænding αγωνία, αβεβαιότηταincertidumbre; ansiedad teadmatus اضطراب epätietoisuus angoisseמתח अनिश्चय दुविधा, उचंत, अधिकार स्थगन, औत्सुक्य, कुतुहल, साकांक्षता napetost, neizvjesnost bizonytalanság ketegangan spenna, óvissa, eftirvænting suspense, ansia 気がかり 긴장감 įtampa neziņa; satraukums; gaidas keadaan tegang spanningspenn...
  8. To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid
  9. a type of bridge that has its roadway suspended from cables supported by towers. hangbrug جِسْر مُعَلَّق висящ мост ponte pênsil visutý most die Hängebrücke hængebro κρεμαστή γέφυραpuente colgante rippsild پل معلق riippusilta pont suspendu גֶשֶר תָלוּי झूला-पुल viseći most, lančanik lánchíd jembatan gantung hengibrú ponte sospeso つり橋 현수교 kabantis tiltas vanšu tilts jambatan gantung hangbrughengebrumost wiszący معلقه پول ponte pênsil pod suspendat подвесной мост visutý most viseči most viseći ...
  10. vt. suspender, cancelar.
  11. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school.
  12. To cause to stop for a period; interrupt: suspended the trial.
  13. To hold in abeyance; defer: suspend judgment. See Synonyms at defer1.
  14. Music To hold or prolong (a note or notes) in suspension.
    Music
  15. To hang so as to allow free movement: suspended the mobile from the ceiling.

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