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interrupt · ​. [intransitive, transitive] to say or do something that makes somebody stop what they are saying or doing · ​. [transitive] interrupt something to ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofinterruptverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary interruptverb  /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theyinterrupt /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/he/she/itinterrupts /ˌɪntəˈrʌpts/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpts/pastsimpleinterrupted /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/pastparticipleinterrupted /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/-ingforminterrupting /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪŋ/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪŋ/ jumptootherresults  [intransitive,transitive]tosayordosomethingthatmakessomebodystopwhattheyaresayingordoingSorrytointerrupt,butthere'ssomeonetoseeyou.interruptwithsomethingWouldyoumindnotinterruptingwithquestionsallthetime?interruptsomebody/somethingIhopeI'mnotinterruptingyou.Theywereinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.interruptsomebody/somethingwithsomethingThePresident'sspeechwasconstantlyinterrruptedwithboosandjeers.interrupt+speech‘Ihaveaquestion,’sheinterrupted.interruptsomebody+speech‘Justlistenforamoment,’heinterruptedherangrily.ExpressYourselfInterruptingInterruptingYoumayneedtosaysomethingwhensomebodyelseisspeaking,oryoumaybechairingadiscussionwhereyouhavetostoponepersontalkingtoomuch.Ifyoustarttalkingatthesametimeassomeoneelse,thiswillseemrude.Tointerruptpolitely,youcansay,forexample:Sorrytointerrupt,butIhavetodisagreewiththat.CouldIjustsaysomethinghere?IfIcould,letmestopyouthereforamomentandgobacktoyourpreviouspoint.Actually,weseemtohavestrayedabitfromthetopic.Canwegobacktothefirstpoint?Justamoment,Sue.CanwehearwhatJackhastosayonthis?MayIinterruptyouthere?Idon'tthinkthat'strue.(formal)I’msorry,butwe’rerunningshortontime.Canyoupleasesummarizeveryquicklysowecanfinishup?(formal)Iappreciateyourenthusiasmonthistopic,butI’mafraidwehaveacouplemorepeopletohearfrom.(formal)Couldyoutwopleasediscussthatissueprivatelyafterthemeeting?Wehaveseveralmoreitemstocoverandneedtomoveonatthispoint.(formal)I’msorry,Ireallyhavetostopyouthere.We'verunoutoftime.(formal)Let’ssavethatconversationforanothertime.ExtraExamples‘He'skidding,’Iinterruptedhastily.Ididn'tmanagetofinishthereport.Ikeptgettinginterrupted.Ithoughtitbetternottointerruptherwithanycomment.I'msorrytointerrupt,butthere'satelephonecallforyou.Itwasallirrelevant,butIdidn'tdareinterrupthiminmid-flow.WhatwasIsaying,beforeweweresorudelyinterrupted?‘What'shisname?’Johninterrupted.Pleasestopinterruptingallthetime!Sh!You'realwaysinterruptingme!Sorrytointerruptyourdinner.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbimpatientlyrudelyangrily…verb+interruptbesorryto(not)dare(to)prepositionwithphrasesgetinterruptedSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  [transitive]interruptsomethingtostopsomethingforashorttimeThegamewasinterruptedseveraltimesbyrain.Weinterruptthisprogrammetobringyouanimportantnewsbulletin.ExtraExamplesTransportserviceswereconstantlyinterruptedbyairraids.Theirluncheonwasbrutallyinterruptedbygunfire.Themorning'sworkwasconstantlyinterruptedbyphonecalls. [transitive]interruptsomethingtostopaline,surface,view,etc.frombeingevenorcontinuousTherewerenootherbuildingstointerrupttheviewofthevalley.WordOriginlateMiddleEnglish:fromLatininterrupt-‘broken,interrupted’,fromtheverbinterrumpere,frominter-‘between’+rumpere‘tobreak’.SeeinterruptintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeinterruptintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: interrupt Nearbywords interrogatoryadjective interrogatorynoun interruptverb interruptionnoun interscholasticadjective inspiration noun     FromtheWordlist Oxford5000 C1 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay