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interrupt ; interrupt [intransitive, transitive] to stop someone from continuing to do something ; disturb to interrupt someone when they are trying to work, ... interrupt Wordfamily (noun) interruption (adjective) uninterrupted (verb) interrupt (adverb) uninterruptedlyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishinterruptin‧ter‧rupt/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/●●●S3verb    1[intransitive,transitive]INTERRUPTtostopsomeonefromcontinuingwhattheyaresayingordoingbysuddenlyspeakingtothem,makinganoiseetc  Willyoustopinterruptingme!  Sorrytointerrupt,butIneedtoaskyoutocomedownstairs.2[transitive]STOPsomethingTHATISHAPPENINGtomakeaprocessoractivitystoptemporarily  Mystudieswereinterruptedbythewar.3[transitive]CONTINUOUSifsomethinginterruptsaline,surface,viewetc,itstopsitfrombeingcontinuous—interruption/-ˈrʌpʃən/noun[countable,uncountable]  Wecantalkherewithoutinterruption.►Donotuseinterruptiontomeanashortperiodwhenstudentsorworkerscanstopworkingandrelax.Usebreak:Betweenthetwoclassesthereisa15-minutebreak.THESAURUSwhensomeoneisspeaknginterrupt[intransitive,transitive]tostopsomeonefromcontinuingspeakingSheinterruptedhimtoaskexactlyhowhehadbrokenhisankle.OliverbeganhisstorybutwassooninterruptedbythearrivalofMrGosling.Iwishyouwouldn’tinterruptallthetime.buttin[intransitive]torudelystartspeakingwhensomeoneisalreadyspeakingWillyoupleasestopbuttingin!Stevekeptbuttinginwithsillycomments.cutsomebodyoff/cutsomebodyshort[intransitive]topreventsomeonefromfinishingwhattheyaresayingHeslammeddownthephoneandcutheroffinmid-sentence.BobbegantospeakbutDonnacuthimshort.heckle[intransitive,transitive]todeliberatelyinterruptaspeakerorperformerbyshouting,especiallytoshowthatyoudonotagreewithwhattheyaresayingComediansareusedtodealingwithmembersoftheaudiencewhoheckle.Thespeakerwasheckledbyagroupofprotesters.chipin[intransitive]tointerruptaconversationordiscussionbyaddingcomments,especiallyhelpfulorusefulonesFeelfreetochipinifyouhaveanycommentstomake.whensomeoneisdoingsomethinginterrupt[intransitive,transitive]tostopsomeonefromcontinuingtodosomethingMissDanzigerapologisedforinterruptingtheirenjoymentoftheirmeal.Mythoughtswereinterruptedbythesoundofthedoorbell.Hisinterviewwasinterruptedbyacallfromthepresident.disturbtointerruptsomeonewhentheyaretryingtowork,sleepetcThesignonthedoorsaid‘Donotdisturb.Meetinginprogress’.IhopeI’mnotdisturbingyou.Doyouwantmetocomebacklater?Hersleepwasdisturbedbyaviolenthammeringonthedoor.bothertointerruptsomeone,especiallybyaskingquestionswhentheyaretryingtodosomethingelse‘I’mverysorrytobotheryou,’Jacksonsaidsmoothly,‘butI’dlikeafewminutesofyourtime.’Youmustn’tbotherhim-he’sworkingonhisessay.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusinterrupt•Iwishyouwouldn'tinterruptallthetime.•CanIinterruptforasecond?•Trainservicewasinterruptedforabouttenminutes.•Heapologisedforinterruptingherspeech.•Don'tinterrupt-Ihaven'tfinishedyet.•WhileIwasgivingmyreport,someguyinthebackkeptinterruptingmeeverytwominutes.•I'msorryIinterruptedyou.•Sorry.Ididn'tmeantointerruptyou.•I'msorrytointerruptyourmeeting,butmayIspeakwithMichaelforamoment?Origininterrupt(1300-1400)Latinpastparticipleofinterrumpere,fromrumpere“tobreak” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults Ihatetoask/interrupt/disturbetc Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Temperature Shapes,patterns Boardgames Army Seealltopics Wordoftheday damp slightlywet,ofteninanunpleasantway VerbtableinterruptPresentI,you,we,theyinterrupthe,she,itinterrupts >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyinterruptedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveinterruptedhe,she,ithasinterruptedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadinterruptedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillinterruptFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveinterrupted >ViewLess PresentIaminterruptinghe,she,itisinterrupting >ViewMore you,we,theyareinterruptingPastI,he,she,itwasinterruptingyou,we,theywereinterruptingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeeninterruptinghe,she,ithasbeeninterruptingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeeninterruptingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeinterruptingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeeninterrupting >ViewLess