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in·ter·rupt

(ĭn′tə-rŭpt′)

v. in·ter·rupt·ed, in·ter·rupt·ing, in·ter·rupts

v.tr.

1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game.

2. To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something: The baby interrupted me while I was on the phone.

v.intr.

To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something.

n. Computers

1. A signal to a computer that stops the execution of a running program so that another action can be performed.

2. A circuit that conveys a signal stopping the execution of a running program.

[Middle English interrupten, from Old French interrupte, interrupted, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to break off : inter-, inter- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

in′ter·rupt′i·ble adj.

in′ter·rup′tion n.

in′ter·rup′tive adj.

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interrupt

(ˌɪntəˈrʌpt)

1. to break the continuity of (an action, event, etc) or hinder (a person) by intrusion

2. (tr) to cease to perform (some action)

3. (tr) to obstruct (a view)

4. to prevent or disturb (a conversation, discussion, etc) by questions, interjections, or comment

(Computer Science) the signal to initiate the stopping of the running of one computer program in order to run another, after which the running of the original program is usually continued

[C15: from Latin interrumpere, from inter- + rumpere to break]

ˌinterˈruptible adj

ˌinterˈruptive adj

ˌinterˈruptively adv

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in•ter•rupt

(v. ˌɪn təˈrʌpt; n. ˈɪn təˌrʌpt)
v.t.

1. to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).

2. to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something: He interrupted his work to answer the bell.

3. to stop (a person) in the midst of something, esp. by an interjected remark.

v.i.

4. to interfere with action or speech, esp. by interjecting a remark: Please don't interrupt.

5. a hardware or software signal that temporarily stops program execution in a computer so that another procedure can be carried out.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere to break apart =inter- inter- + rumpere to burst]

in`ter•rupt′ed•ly, adv.

in`ter•rupt′i•ble, adj.

in`ter•rup′tive, adj.

interrupt

Past participle: interrupted
Gerund: interrupting

Imperative
interrupt
interrupt

Present
I interrupt
you interrupt
he/she/it interrupts
we interrupt
you interrupt
they interrupt

Preterite
I interrupted
you interrupted
he/she/it interrupted
we interrupted
you interrupted
they interrupted

Present Continuous
I am interrupting
you are interrupting
he/she/it is interrupting
we are interrupting
you are interrupting
they are interrupting

Present Perfect
I have interrupted
you have interrupted
he/she/it has interrupted
we have interrupted
you have interrupted
they have interrupted

Past Continuous
I was interrupting
you were interrupting
he/she/it was interrupting
we were interrupting
you were interrupting
they were interrupting

Past Perfect
I had interrupted
you had interrupted
he/she/it had interrupted
we had interrupted
you had interrupted
they had interrupted

Future
I will interrupt
you will interrupt
he/she/it will interrupt
we will interrupt
you will interrupt
they will interrupt

Future Perfect
I will have interrupted
you will have interrupted
he/she/it will have interrupted
we will have interrupted
you will have interrupted
they will have interrupted

Future Continuous
I will be interrupting
you will be interrupting
he/she/it will be interrupting
we will be interrupting
you will be interrupting
they will be interrupting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been interrupting
you have been interrupting
he/she/it has been interrupting
we have been interrupting
you have been interrupting
they have been interrupting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been interrupting
you will have been interrupting
he/she/it will have been interrupting
we will have been interrupting
you will have been interrupting
they will have been interrupting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been interrupting
you had been interrupting
he/she/it had been interrupting
we had been interrupting
you had been interrupting
they had been interrupting

Conditional
I would interrupt
you would interrupt
he/she/it would interrupt
we would interrupt
you would interrupt
they would interrupt

Past Conditional
I would have interrupted
you would have interrupted
he/she/it would have interrupted
we would have interrupted
you would have interrupted
they would have interrupted

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	interrupt - a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out signal - an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
Verb	1.	interrupt - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" cut off, disrupt, break up cut off, cut - cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" break off, discontinue, stop, break - prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations" punctuate - interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone" break - interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit" put aside, put away - turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things" intermit, pause, break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" burst in on, burst upon - spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation" heckle - challenge aggressively interject, interpose, throw in, come in, inject, put in - to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" block, jam - interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" stop over, stop - interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" take time off, take off - take time off from work; stop working temporarily
	2.	interrupt - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" disturb act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	3.	interrupt - interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" disrupt cut in - interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!" cut short - cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short" butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
	4.	interrupt - terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" break terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" hold on, stop - stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" break off, break short, cut short - interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation" suspend, freeze - stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

interrupt

verb

2. suspend, break, stop, end, cut, stay, check, delay, cease, cut off, postpone, shelve, put off, defer, break off, adjourn, cut short, discontinue He has interrupted his holiday to return to London.

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interrupt

verb

1. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship:

2. To interject remarks or questions into another's discourse:

Translations

يَحْجِب، يُقاطِعيُقاطِعيُقاطِعُيوقِف

přerušitpřekážet

afbrydeafskære

keskeyttääkeskeytys

prekinuti

eláll

rjúfa, koma í veg fyrirtrufla, grípa fram ítrufla, stöîva í bili

中断する

방해하다

pertraukimas

iejauktiespārtraukttraucēt

prekiniti

avbryta

ทำให้หยุดชะงัก

chen ngang

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interrupt

(intəˈrapt) verb

1. to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself. He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!

2. to stop or make a break in (an activity etc). He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.

3. to cut off (a view etc). A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.

ˌinterˈruption (-ʃən) noun

1. the act of interrupting or state of being interrupted. His failure to complete the job was due to constant interruption.

2. something that interrupts. I get too many interruptions in my work.

interrupt

→ يُقاطِعُ přerušit afbryde unterbrechen διακόπτω interrumpir keskeyttää interrompre prekinuti interrompere 中断する 방해하다 onderbreken avbryte przerwać interromper прерывать avbryta ทำให้หยุดชะงัก sözünü kesmek chen ngang 打断