interrupt
To disturb or halt by interfering suddenly, especially by speakingTo disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
» I don't like to be interrupted.
Ich lasse mich nicht gern unterbrechen.
Я не люблю, когда меня перебивают.
Мені не подобається, коли мене перебивають.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.
unterbrechen
прерыва́тьpreryvátʹ, прерва́тьprervátʹ, обрыва́тьobryvátʹ
перерива́тиpereryváty, перерва́тиpererváty
(transitive)To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
make a break in
(transitive)To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.
unterbrechen
прерыва́тьpreryvátʹ, прерва́тьprervátʹ
Examples
449 sentencesI don't like to be interrupted.
Мені не подобається, коли мене перебивають.
ruЯ не люблю, когда меня перебивают.
deIch lasse mich nicht gern unterbrechen.
Don't interrupt me while I am talking.
Не перебивай мене, коли я говорю.
ruНе перебивай, когда я говорю.
deUnterbrich mich nicht, während ich spreche.
Tom started to say something, but Mary interrupted him.
Том почав щось говорити, але Мері його перебила.
ruТом начал что-то говорить, но Мэри его перебила.
I hate to interrupt you, but I need to say something.
Я не хочу вас перебивати, але мені потрібно щось сказати.
ruЯ очень не хочу вас прерывать, но мне нужно кое-что сказать.
deIch unterbreche Sie nicht gerne, aber ich muss etwas sagen.
Why do you interrupt me all the time?
Чому ти мене весь час перебиваєш?
ruТы чего меня всё время перебиваешь?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English interrupten, derived from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrFrom Middle English interrupten, derived from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere (“to break apart/off, interrupt”), from inter (“between”) + rumpere (“to break”).
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Forms
interrupts, interrupting, interrupted, interrupted| Base form | interrupt · to interrupt |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | interrupts |
| Present participle | interrupting |
| Past simple | interrupted |
| Past participle | interrupted |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- C1Seminars and discussions — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
10 patterns- polite to interrupt
- not interrupting anything
- mean to interrupt
- being being interrupted
- want to interrupt
- interrupting anything
- kept interrupting
- was interrupted by
- to be interrupted
- interrupting something