English Dictionary

suspend

/səsˈpɛnd/

verb

To halt something temporarily. / To hold in an undetermined or undecided state. / To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event. / To hang freely; underhang.

The company decided to suspend production due to the shortage of raw materials.

意味（1）

To halt something temporarily.

The meeting was suspended for lunch.

意味（2）

To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.

suspending out judgement

意味（3）

To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.

to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program

意味（4）

To hang freely; underhang.

to suspend a ball by a thread

意味（5）

To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.

意味（6）

(obsolete) To make to depend.

God hath all along in the Scripture suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life.

意味（7）

To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.

to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club

意味（8）

(chemistry) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.

意味（9）

(travel, aviation) To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.