suspend

To stop an activity or arrangement for a while, with the possibility of starting it again.

• They suspended the meeting until Monday.
• The airline will suspend flights during the repairs.
• Why have they suspended the service?

Similar words: pause, halt

Opposites: resume

Common phrases: suspend operations, suspend payments, suspend something temporarily, suspend the meeting

To stop an activity, service, or job, usually for a limited time.

• They suspended the bus service.
• The company will suspend operations during repairs.
• Can we suspend these talks until Monday?

Similar words: pause, halt, interrupt

Opposites: resume

Common phrases: suspend operations, suspend a service, suspend talks

To temporarily stop someone from attending school, working, or taking part, often as a punishment.

• The school suspended two students.
• He was suspended from work during the investigation.
• Will the club suspend her for the next match?

How to use it: suspend someone from something (The school suspended him from classes for a week.); suspend someone for something (The club suspended her for breaking its rules.)

Similar words: temporarily exclude

Opposites: reinstate

Common phrases: suspend a student, suspend an employee, suspend someone from something

To hang something from a support above it.

• They suspended a lamp over the table.
• The baskets were suspended from wooden beams.
• Can you suspend the sign on a wire?

How to use it: suspend something from something (We suspended the lamp from a ceiling hook.); suspend something above something (They suspended a camera above the stage.)

Similar words: hang

Common phrases: suspend a lamp, suspend something from something, suspend something above something