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interrupt(verb)/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/Verb Forms- to say or do something that makes somebody stop what they are saying or doing
- Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you.
- Would you mind not interrupting with questions all the time?
- I hope I'm not interrupting you.
- They were interrupted by a knock at the door.
- The President's speech was constantly interrrupted with boos and jeers.
- ‘I have a question,’ she interrupted.
- ‘Just listen for a moment,’ he interrupted her angrily.
Extra Examples- ‘He's kidding,’ I interrupted hastily.
- I didn't manage to finish the report. I kept getting interrupted.
- I thought it better not to interrupt her with any comment.
- I'm sorry to interrupt, but there's a telephone call for you.
- It was all irrelevant, but I didn't dare interrupt him in mid-flow.
- What was I saying, before we were so rudely interrupted?
- ‘What's his name?’ John interrupted.
- Please stop interrupting all the time!
- Sh! You're always interrupting me!
- Sorry to interrupt your dinner.
- to stop something for a short time
- The game was interrupted several times by rain.
- We interrupt this programme to bring you an important news bulletin.
Extra Examples- Transport services were constantly interrupted by air raids.
- Their luncheon was brutally interrupted by gunfire.
- The morning's work was constantly interrupted by phone calls.
- to stop a line, surface, view, etc. from being even or continuous
- There were no other buildings to interrupt the view of the valley.
Word Origin- late Middle English: from Latin interrupt- ‘broken, interrupted’, from the verb interrumpere, from inter- ‘between’ + rumpere ‘to break’.
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