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• Interrupt — In ter*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interrupting}.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To break into, or between; to stop, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• interrupt — ► VERB 1) stop the continuous progress of. 2) stop (a person who is speaking) by saying or doing something. 3) break the continuity of (a line, surface, or view). DERIVATIVES interrupter (also interruptor) noun interruptible adjective… …   English terms dictionary

• interrupt — [in΄tə rupt′] vt. [ME interrupten < L interruptus, pp. of interrumpere, to break apart, break off < inter , between + rumpere, to break: see RUPTURE] 1. a) to break into or in upon (a discussion, train of thought, etc.) b) to break in upon… …   English World dictionary

• interrupt — 01. The class was [interrupted] by the sound of a fire alarm. 02. Please don t [interrupt] while your mother and I are talking. 03. We [interrupt] this program to bring you a special emergency bulletin. 04. Brandy tried to speak to her boss about …   Grammatical examples in English

• interrupt — [[t]ɪ̱ntərʌ̱pt[/t]] interrupts, interrupting, interrupted 1) VERB If you interrupt someone who is speaking, you say or do something that causes them to stop. Turkin tapped him on the shoulder. Sorry to interrupt, Colonel. ... [V n] He tried to… …   English dictionary

• interrupt — verb 1》 stop the continuous progress of.     ↘stop (a person who is speaking) by saying or doing something. 2》 break the continuity of (a line, surface, or view): a sunken fence which doesn t interrupt the view across the fields. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• interrupt */*/ — UK [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt] / US verb Word forms interrupt : present tense I/you/we/they interrupt he/she/it interrupts present participle interrupting past tense interrupted past participle interrupted 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say or do something to… …   English dictionary

• interrupt — verb 1 (I, T) to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc: Don t interrupt I haven t finished yet. | interrupt sb: She began to explain but I interrupted her. 2 (T) to make a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• interrupt — in|ter|rupt [ˌıntəˈrʌpt] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of interrumpere, from rumpere to break ] 1.) [I and T] to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• interrupt — in|ter|rupt [ ,ıntə rʌpt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say or do something to stop someone when they are speaking or concentrating on something: Please don t interrupt her while she s working. She tried to explain, but he… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• interrupt*/ — [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt] verb 1) [I/T] to say or do something that stops someone when they are speaking or concentrating on something Please don t interrupt her while she s working.[/ex] She tried to explain, but he interrupted her as soon as she started… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English