suspend sentence
1suspend — suspendible, adj. suspendibility, n. /seuh spend /, v.t. 1. to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling. 2. to attach so as to allow free movement: to suspend a door on a hinge. 3. to keep from falling,… …
2suspend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French suspendre, from Latin suspendere, from sub , sus up + pendere to cause to hang, weigh Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function <… …
3suspend — sus·pend vt 1: to debar temporarily from a privilege, office, or function 2 a: to stop temporarily suspend trading b: to make temporarily ineffective suspend a license c: sta …
4suspend — sus‧pend [səˈspend] verb [transitive] 1. to officially stop something from continuing or happening for a short time: • The company has suspended production at its Arkansas plant. • The troubled computer concern had to suspend dividend payments on …
5suspend — [sə spend′] vt. [ME suspenden < OFr suspendre < L suspendere, to hang up < sus , for sub ,SUB + pendere, to hang: see PEND] 1. to bar or exclude as a penalty from an office, school, position, etc., usually for a specified time; debar 2.… …
6suspend — ► VERB 1) halt temporarily. 2) temporarily remove (someone) from a post as a punishment or during investigation. 3) defer or delay (an action, event, or judgement). 4) (suspended) Law (of a sentence) not enforced as long as no further offence is… …
7sentence — I n. judgment of a court 1) to impose, pass, pronounce (a) sentence 2) to carry out, execute a sentence 3) to serve (out) a sentence 4) to commute; reduce; suspend; vacate a sentence 5) a harsh, severe, stiff; light sentence 6) a death;… …
8sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken …
9suspend — verb 1 delay sth ADVERB ▪ immediately ▪ indefinitely ▪ temporarily ▪ Funding for the new building has been temporarily suspended. ▪ effectively …
10suspend — sus•pend [[t]səˈspɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to hang by attachment to something above, esp. so as to allow free movement 2) to keep from falling or sinking, as if by hanging: to suspend particles in a liquid[/ex] 3) to keep undetermined; refrain from… …
