suspended
pronunciation
How to pronounce suspended in British English:
UK [sə'spendɪd]
How to pronounce suspended in American English:
US [sə'spendɪd]
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- Adjective:
- (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
- temporarily inactive
Word Origin
- suspended (adj.)
- 1530s, "temporarily deprived of privilege," past participle adjective from suspend. Meaning "delayed" is from 1782, first attested in suspended animation. Meaning "hung from something" is from 1796. In law, suspended sentence attested from 1833.
Example
- 1. China suspended most military relations .
- 2. Most candidates suspended their campaigns .
- 3. Sata also briefly suspended copper exports .
- 4. Text-messaging services had been suspended .
- 5. The fertiliser companies making the product have suspended its sale .