interrupt
gb/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/ us/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
action
1
Stop someone in middle of talking/doing
To stop someone while they are talking or doing something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to interrupt [someone/something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'interrupt' with 'disturb'. 'Interrupt' means to break the flow of an activity, especially speaking, while 'disturb' can mean to bother or cause discomfort without necessarily stopping an action.
పర్యాయపదాలు
interject (More formal; usually refers specifically to speaking briefly during another's speech.)
|
cut in (Informal; often used for interrupting in conversation.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
పదకలయికలు
interrupt a conversation
|interrupt a meeting
|interrupt someone’s speech
|politely interrupt
విషయాలు
communication
|daily life
|relationships
ఉదాహరణలు
- Please don’t interrupt me while I’m explaining.
- She interrupted the teacher to ask a question.
- The phone rang, interrupting our discussion.
- He rudely interrupted her in mid-sentence.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Do not interrupt your friend when he is talking.
- I will interrupt you if I have a question.
- The loud noise interrupted my work.
- He interrupted me with a joke.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Temporarily stop an activity/process
To make something stop for a short time.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to interrupt [an activity/process/event]
పర్యాయపదాలు
suspend (Often more formal; implies stopping for a set period.)
|
halt (Stronger and more abrupt stop.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
పదకలయికలు
interrupt service
|interrupt power supply
|interrupt production
విషయాలు
daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Heavy rain interrupted the football match.
- The power outage interrupted the movie.
- Work was interrupted by a fire drill.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The rain interrupted the game.
- The noise interrupted my sleep.
- The meeting was interrupted by a phone call.
నామవాచకం
technical
C1
event
3
Computer signal stopping process
In computers, a signal that stops what the computer is doing so it can do something else.
పర్యాయపదాలు
signal (General term; in this context refers to communication to the processor.)
పదకలయికలు
hardware interrupt
|software interrupt
|interrupt handler
విషయాలు
technology
|computing
ఉదాహరణలు
- The keyboard generates an interrupt when a key is pressed.
- A hardware interrupt was triggered by the network card.
- The program waits for an interrupt before continuing.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The computer stops when it gets an interrupt.
- A mouse click can make an interrupt.
- An interrupt tells the computer to do another job.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
interrupt
IPA
GB/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
US/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
in - ter - rupt (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: interrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: interrupts
- Present Participle: interrupting
- Past: interrupted
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
interrupts
verb
interrupting
verb
interrupted
verb
Core family
interruption
noun B2
Related words
interrupter
noun
Negative and opposite forms
uninterrupted
adjective
Advanced or less common
interruptible
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
interrupt someone’s train of thought
1/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt sˈʌmwˌʌnz tɹˈeɪn əv θˈɔt/
fixed phrase
Cause someone to lose their thinking flow
To make someone forget what they were thinking about by stopping them.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The loud noise interrupted my train of thought.
- Don’t interrupt her train of thought while she’s writing.
sorry to interrupt
1/sˈɑɹi tə ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase
Polite way to stop someone speaking
A polite way to say you want to stop someone so you can speak.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Sorry to interrupt, but could I ask a quick question?
- Sorry to interrupt, but your phone is ringing.