German word

suspendieren

Pronunciation

IPA/zʊspɛnˈdiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbsuspend

Example

Wir suspendieren die Tests bis nächste Woche.

We are suspending the tests until next week.

Illustration for suspendieren (suspend)

More examples

Die Firma will das Projekt suspendieren, bis die Finanzierung geklärt ist.

The company wants to suspend the project until the funding is clarified.

Core concept

An official activity or a person's role is put into temporary suspension, leaving the arrangement open for reinstatement.

Common phrases

  • einen Mitarbeiter suspendieren

    suspend an employee

  • ein Verfahren suspendieren

    suspend a procedure

  • ein Projekt suspendieren

    suspend a project

Similar words

aussetzen: Temporarily halt tests or work while waiting to see how circumstances develop.
unterbrechen: Stop an ongoing task or discussion before it has reached its end.
pausieren: Take a short break from an activity, process, or conversation.

Definition in German

eine Maßnahme, Tätigkeit oder einen Prozess vorübergehend stoppen, mit Möglichkeit zur Wiederaufnahme

Word origin

Suspendieren entered German from Latin suspendere, 'to hang up', and belongs to the same word family as English suspend.

Usage tips

  • For a person, suspendieren often means temporary removal from duty, while a process or activity can be temporarily halted.

Other meanings

  • suspend from dutyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Suspendierungsuspensionnoun
  • suspendiertsuspendedadjective

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