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- Dictionaryin·ter·rupt·ed/ˌin(t)əˈrəptəd/
adjective
- 1. (of a compound leaf, inflorescence, or other plant organ) made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem.
- 2. (of a cadence) having a penultimate dominant chord that is followed not by the expected tonic chord but by another chord, usually the submediant.
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The meaning of INTERRUPTED is broken in upon : discontinuous. How to use interrupted in a sentence.
1. : to stop or hinder by breaking in. interrupted the speaker with frequent questions. 2. : to break the uniformity or continuity of. a hot spell occasionally interrupted by a period of cool weather. intransitive verb. : to break in upon an action. especially : to break in with questions or remarks while another is speaking. interruptible.
INTERRUPTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of interrupt 2. to stop a person from speaking for a short…. Learn more.
Interrupted definition: broken off or discontinuous. See examples of INTERRUPTED used in a sentence.
v.tr. 1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game. 2. To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something: The baby interrupted me while I was on the phone. v.intr. To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something. n. Computers.
to break the continuity of (an action, event, etc) or hinder (a person) by intrusion. tr to cease to perform (some action) tr to obstruct (a view) to prevent or disturb (a conversation, discussion, etc) by questions, interjections, or comment.
Definition of interrupt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
