/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
#1748 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
To start speaking or acting while another person is still speaking or busy.
Word origin
From Latin interrumpere, from inter meaning between and rumpere meaning to break.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- interrumpere
- English cognates
- erupt, rupture
Grammar
Verb typeregular (interrupt, interrupts, interrupted)
Examples
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Here you should wait until the other person stops.
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"Interrupted" is the past form of "interrupt".
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"Interrupts" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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