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IELTS word

suspend

/sΙ™Λˆspend/verb

English definition

to hang something from above

Common phrases / collocations

  1. suspend from a ceiling
  2. suspend by a cable
  3. suspend above

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    They suspended the lamp above the table.

  2. 2.

    A cable suspends the platform above the floor.

  3. 3.

    The bridge is suspended from strong cables.

Visual learning

See the meaning

An electrician installs a pendant lamp hanging securely by a cable above a wooden dining table.
to hang something from above
1cable fixed above
2lamp hangs below
cable fixed above→lamp hangs below