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Definition interrupt in British English
interrupt
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
1
to say or do something to stop someone when they are speaking or concentrating on something
Example
Please don't interrupt her while she's working.
Example
She tried to explain, but he interrupted her in mid-sentence.
Example
At the tennis championships, rain interrupted play for an hour this afternoon.
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3
if something interrupts something such as a line or a surface, it stops it from being continuous
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