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Suspended Suspend Means Eslpod Travel Start Preparing Verb

Id ESLPod_0610_WE_0894
Episode Id ESLPod 610
Episode Title Preparing to Travel
Phrase to suspend
Text The verb "to suspend," in this podcast, means to temporarily stop doing or having something, with plans to have it start again in the future: "Marlys suspends her lawn service each winter, asking the gardeners to come back and start cutting the grass again each spring." Or, "Peace talks will be suspended until the bombing stops." The phrase "to suspend (someone)" means to make someone leave school or a job for a short period of time, usually as a punishment for breaking the rules: "Can a student be suspended for hitting another student?" Or, "The police officer has been suspended until the detectives can finish their investigation of his involvement in the shooting." Finally, "to suspend (something)" means to hang something up: "That heavy chandelier is suspended from such a thin, weak chain! I'm surprised it hasn't fallen down."
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