suspend

1. To halt something temporarily.

   The meeting was suspended for lunch.

   suspendieren, unterbrechen

   приостана́вливатьpriostanávlivatʹ, приостанови́тьpriostanovítʹ

   призупинитиpryzupynyty

   render temporarily ineffective

2. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.

3. To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.

   to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program

   aufheben, aussetzen, aufschieben

   прекраща́тьprekraščátʹ, прекрати́тьprekratítʹ

4. To hang freely; underhang.

   to suspend a ball by a thread

   aufhängen

   подве́шиватьpodvéšivatʹ, подве́ситьpodvésitʹ, ве́шатьvéšatʹ

   підві́шуватиpidvíšuvaty, підві́ситиpidvísyty, ві́шатиvíšaty

   hang freely

5. To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.

   suspendieren

6. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.

   to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club

   bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

7. To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.

8. To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.

9. (obsolete)To make to depend.

   make inoperative or stop

1. Tom has had his license suspended.

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2. Tom isn't likely to be suspended.

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3. I'm sure Tom will be suspended.

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4. I think Tom will be suspended.

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5. Tom said his license was suspended.

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