suspendre

Meaning

1. to suspend (hang freely)
2. to suspend (temporarily cancel or expel)

Concepts

suspend

hang

hang up

dangle

delay

adjourn

postpone

shelve

stop

defer

stop-off

sack

dismiss

hook

debar

string

swing

throw on

bundle

fasten

tie together

tie up

give relief

rest

hang down

slouch

droop

lower

pull down

sag

pigeonholing

shelving

be hanged

pause

quiesce

interrupt

sling

stay

discharge

fire

nail

attach

append

freeze

set aside

arrest

check

contain

hold back

turn back

hold off

put back

block off

cease

cut short

drive

finish

ram down

terminate

supersede

hang out

suspended

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sys.pɑ̃dʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suspendere. Cf. also Old French souspendre, soupendre, which disappeared under the influence of the Latin.