Suspend can mean to defer, expel, halt, or hang something; for example, a judge suspends a sentence, a principal suspends a student, or a trapeze artist suspends activities.
Suspend can mean to defer, expel, halt, or hang something; for example, a judge suspends a sentence, a principal suspends a student, or a trapeze artist suspends activities.
| Word | suspend |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | V. |
| Definition | defer or postpone; expel or eject; halt or discontinue; hang from above. |
| Sentence | When the judge suspended his sentence, Bill breathed a sigh of relief. When the principal suspended her from school, Wanda tried to look as if she didn't care. When the trapeze artist broke her arm, she had to suspend her activities: she no longer could be suspended from her trapeze. |
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