suspend

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb hang freely
  2. verb cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
  3. verb bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

Etymology

From Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere.

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