Anonymous ID: 90b31e Jan. 6, 2021, 2:14 p.m. No.12357127   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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suspense |səˈspens|

noun

 

[C] before [D]

 

PEN[C]E

SUS PEN[D]

 

suspend |səˈspend|

verb [with object]

 

ORIGIN

late Middle English: from Old French suspens ‘abeyance,’ based on Latin suspensus ‘suspended, hovering, doubtful,’ past participle of suspendere (see suspend) .

 

• Law (of a judge or court) cause (an imposed sentence) not to be enforced as long as no further offense is committed within a specified period: the sentence was suspended for six months | (as adjective suspended) : a suspended jail sentence.

2 hang (something) from somewhere: the light was suspended from the ceiling.

3 (be suspended) (of solid particles) be dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid: the paste contains collagen suspended in a salt solution.

PHRASES

suspend disbelief

temporarily allow oneself to believe something that isn't true, especially in order to enjoy a work of fiction.

suspend payment

(of a company) cease to meet its financial obligations as a result of insolvency or insufficient funds.

ORIGIN

Middle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub- ‘from below’ + pendere ‘hang.’