suspend

Meanings

• Verb

  To cause something to be suspended or hanging, especially in mid-air.

  - "The bridge was suspended over the river."
  - "The painting was suspended from the ceiling."

• Verb

  To postpone or delay the implementation, execution, or effect of something.

  - "The project was suspended due to lack of funding."
  - "The sentence was suspended for further consideration."

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Pronunciation

1. /səˈspɛnd/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

resume

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with suspend
depend , suspend , extend

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Variants

List of all variants of suspend that leads to same result
suspend , suspended , suspending , suspends , suspend between , suspend (one's) disbelief , suspend disbelief , suspend her disbelief , suspend his disbelief , suspend one's disbelief , suspend their disbelief

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Etymology

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From Old French suspendre ‘hang, suspend’, from sus ‘above’ + pendre ‘hang’.

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Trivia

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1. The world's longest suspension bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

2. The word 'suspend' is derived from the Latin word 'pendere', which means 'to hang'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Suspension Bridge: A type of bridge where the deck is hung from cables suspended from towers.

2. Suspension of Disbelief: The willingness of an audience to accept the improbable, unbelievable, or implausible in a work of fiction.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'suspend' has been used to describe various situations, such as the suspension of disbelief in a novel or the suspension of a person in a story. In music, there is a jazz standard called 'Suspense' that was first recorded by Charlie Parker.

How to Memorize "suspend"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a heavy object being lifted and suspended in the air.
   - Visualize a bridge with a long suspension cable.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a bridge suspended over a river.
   - Associate the word with the idea of delay or postponement.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Suspended Bridge' to remember the definition of suspend.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Delayed Action' to remember the second definition of suspend.

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