What part of speech is suspended?

Suspended can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. suspended is a verb, past participle of suspend (infinitive).
  • 2. suspended is a verb, past simple of suspend (infinitive).
  • 3. suspended is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more suspended
    most suspended
  • Positive: suspended 
  • Comparative: more suspended
  • Superlative: most suspended

What does suspended mean?

Definitions

Adjective

suspended - (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"

Verb

suspend - cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"
suspend - bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
suspend - hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
suspend - make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"
suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"
suspend - stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

Examples of suspended

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Suspended matter such as silt or mud...
2. adj. Dust particles suspended in the air.
3. adj. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.
4. adj. Tom was given a six-month suspended sentence.
5. adj. The driver who caused the accident was driving with a suspended license.
6. adj. The crew will remain in suspended animation throughout their journey to the Andromeda Galaxy.
7. adj. As there was a power cut, the factory suspended production.
8. verb Number of countries to which the United States suspended military assistance after they failed to sign agreements giving Americans immunity from prosecution before the International Criminal Court.
9. verb After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.
10. verb The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
11. verb The game was suspended.
12. verb It often happens that railway traffic is suspended by a heavy snowfall.
13. verb The President suspended the constitution and imposed martial law.
14. verb The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.
15. verb The train service was suspended by the earthquake.
16. verb He was suspended from school for a week for bad conduct.
17. verb Work on the road was suspended because of the storm.
18. verb Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.
19. verb Railroad service was suspended because of the fog.
20. verb The peace talks have been suspended for a while.
21. verb I've heard that if you default on the water rates your water supply will be suspended, is that true?
22. verb In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.
Sentence  
adj.
Suspended matter such as silt or mud...
Dust particles suspended in the air.
My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.
Tom was given a six-month suspended sentence.
The driver who caused the accident was driving with a suspended license.
The crew will remain in suspended animation throughout their journey to the Andromeda Galaxy.
As there was a power cut, the factory suspended production.
verb
Number of countries to which the United States suspended military assistance after they failed to sign agreements giving Americans immunity from prosecution before the International Criminal Court.
After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.
The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
The game was suspended.
It often happens that railway traffic is suspended by a heavy snowfall.
The President suspended the constitution and imposed martial law.
The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.
The train service was suspended by the earthquake.
He was suspended from school for a week for bad conduct.
Work on the road was suspended because of the storm.
Due to the fog, traffic is temporarily suspended.
Railroad service was suspended because of the fog.
The peace talks have been suspended for a while.
I've heard that if you default on the water rates your water supply will be suspended, is that true?
In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

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