"suspend" meaning in English

See suspend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /səˈspɛnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suspend.wav [UK] Forms: suspend [canonical], suspends [third-person, singular], suspended [past], suspended [past, participle], suspending [present, participle]
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  1. If you suspend something, you stop it for a time.
    Sense id: simple-suspend-en-verb-gYohgEnM
  2. If you suspend someone from a job or from school, you stop them from going for a time.
    Sense id: simple-suspend-en-verb-pfxW9EBd
  3. If you suspend an object, you attach it above and hang it down.
    Sense id: simple-suspend-en-verb-WGeoXQv7
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