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- Dictionarysuspended/səˈspɛndɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period: "he was given a suspended jail term of 22 months"
- 2. (of solid particles) dispersed through the bulk of a fluid: "suspended sediments inhibit the sun's energy from being used for reef building"
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Suspended is the past tense and past participle of suspend, which means to stop something from being active or to hang something. Learn how to use suspended in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning of suspend as a verb in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to use suspend in sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
Learn the meaning of suspend as a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Suspend can mean to debar temporarily, to stop temporarily, to hang, or to keep in suspension.
debarred temporarily from exercising an office or privilege, usually as a form of discipline: Suspended students can come to our center for tutoring and counseling instead of just playing video games at home. deferred or postponed: Some defended the court’s suspended verdict, while others protested that “justice delayed is justice denied.” Music.
Suspended means to stop, delay, or defer something for a period, or to hold something in suspension. It can also mean to hang something without apparent attachment, or to disperse particles in a fluid.
Learn the meaning of suspend as a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and examples. Find out how to use suspend in different contexts, such as stopping something, hanging something, or giving a suspended sentence.
adjective. (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment. “ suspended matter such as silt or mud...” “dust particles suspended in the air” synonyms: supported. held up or having the weight borne especially from below. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Suspended."
