interrupt
gb/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/ us/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
B1
انگریزی
~ 900
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
B1
action
1
Stop someone in middle of talking/doing
To stop someone while they are talking or doing something.
استعمال کا انداز:
to interrupt [someone/something]
عام غلطی:
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.
ہم معنی الفاظ
interject (More formal; usually refers specifically to speaking briefly during another's speech.)
|
cut in (Informal; often used for interrupting in conversation.)
متضاد الفاظ
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
لفظی تراکیب
interrupt a conversation
|interrupt a meeting
|interrupt someone’s speech
|politely interrupt
موضوعات
communication
|daily life
|relationships
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
B1
action
2
Temporarily stop an activity/process
To make something stop for a short time.
استعمال کا انداز:
to interrupt [an activity/process/event]
ہم معنی الفاظ
suspend (Often more formal; implies stopping for a set period.)
|
halt (Stronger and more abrupt stop.)
متضاد الفاظ
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
لفظی تراکیب
interrupt service
|interrupt power supply
|interrupt production
موضوعات
daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Heavy rain interrupted the football match.
- The power outage interrupted the movie.
- Work was interrupted by a fire drill.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The rain interrupted the game.
- The noise interrupted my sleep.
- The meeting was interrupted by a phone call.
اسم
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.
ہم معنی الفاظ
signal (General term; in this context refers to communication to the processor.)
لفظی تراکیب
hardware interrupt
|software interrupt
|interrupt handler
موضوعات
technology
|computing
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The computer stops when it gets an interrupt.
- A mouse click can make an interrupt.
- An interrupt tells the computer to do another job.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
interrupt
IPA
GB/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
US/ˌɪntɚˈʌpt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
in - ter - rupt (3 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
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Verb
- Base: interrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: interrupts
- Present Participle: interrupting
- Past: interrupted
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- Sorry to interrupt, but could I ask a quick question?
- Sorry to interrupt, but your phone is ringing.