When something is suspended, it is "left hanging;" it is neither in full operation nor permanently ended. Suspense is a state of uncertainty and maybe anxiety. When we watch a play or …

If someone is suspended from work, school, etc., they are temporarily not allowed to work, go to school, or take part in an activity because of having done something wrong:

To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student...

SUSPENDED definition: hung by attachment to something above. See examples of suspended used in a sentence.

The judge suspended [= postponed] the hearing for one week. I advise suspending judgment until the investigation is over.

If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them. Julie was suspended from her job shortly …

to remove (someone) from membership in or prevent (someone) from attending, usually for a limited time, a job, school, club, etc., esp. as a punishment: suspended from school for …

suspend something to officially stop something for a time; to prevent something from being active, used, etc. for a time. Production has been suspended while safety checks are carried out. The …

Suspended typically refers to being temporarily prevented, stopped or halted from continuing or being in force or effect.

Think of other words you know that are like suspended, such as that word's other definition, "to put off temporarily." A student suspended from school has not been kicked out, but instead is …