What part of speech is interrupt?

Interrupt can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. interrupt is a verb, present, 1st person singular of interrupt (infinitive).
2. interrupt is a verb (infinitive).
3. interrupt is a noun, singular of interrupts.

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) interrupt

interrupt / interrupts

interrupted

interrupted

interrupting

Infinitive: (to) interrupt
Present: interrupt / interrupts
Simple Past: interrupted
Past Participle: (have) interrupted
Gerund: interrupting

Noun

Singular

Plural
interrupt

interrupts

Singular: interrupt
Plural: interrupts

What does interrupt mean?

Definitions

Verb
interrupt - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
interrupt - interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
interrupt - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
Noun
interrupt - a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

Examples of interrupt

#		Sentence
1.	verb	We interrupt the program for the following messages.
2.	verb	Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone.
3.	verb	Don't interrupt me when I'm reading.
4.	verb	Why did she interrupt me?
5.	verb	Please don't interrupt me for a while.
6.	verb	May I interrupt you a while?
7.	verb	May I interrupt you?
8.	verb	Don't interrupt me but hear me out, please.
9.	verb	As long as it doesn't interrupt the game!
10.	verb	I'm sorry to interrupt you.
11.	verb	May I interrupt?
12.	verb	Please don't interrupt me while I'm talking.
13.	verb	Don't interrupt me while I am talking.
14.	verb	Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking.
15.	verb	Don't interrupt people when they're talking.

Sentence
verb
We interrupt the program for the following messages.
Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone.
Don't interrupt me when I'm reading.
Why did she interrupt me?
Please don't interrupt me for a while.
May I interrupt you a while?
May I interrupt you?
Don't interrupt me but hear me out, please.
As long as it doesn't interrupt the game!
I'm sorry to interrupt you.
May I interrupt?
Please don't interrupt me while I'm talking.
Don't interrupt me while I am talking.
Don't interrupt me while I'm speaking.
Don't interrupt people when they're talking.

Please be aware that some of the sentences on this page have been automatically tagged and do not always have 100% accuracy.

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