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suspendible

sus·pend
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-spend]
    • /səˈspɛnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-spend]
    • /səˈspɛnd/

Definitions of suspendible word

  • verb with object suspendible to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling. 1
  • verb with object suspendible to attach so as to allow free movement: to suspend a door on a hinge. 1
  • verb with object suspendible to keep from falling, sinking, forming a deposit, etc., as if by hanging: to suspend solid particles in a liquid. 1
  • verb with object suspendible to hold or keep undetermined; refrain from forming or concluding definitely: to suspend one's judgment. 1
  • verb with object suspendible to defer or postpone: to suspend sentence on a convicted person. 1
  • verb with object suspendible to cause to cease or bring to a stop or stay, usually for a time: to suspend payment. 1

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Origin of suspendible

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English suspenden < Latin suspendere to hang up, equivalent to sus- sus- + pendere (transitive) to hang (see pend, suspense)

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Parts of speech for Suspendible

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

suspendible popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

suspendible usage trend in Literature

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