interrupt

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(transitive, intransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly. / (transitive) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

Japanese Meaning

中断する、遮る、邪魔をする / 区切る、分割する、（一続きの流れを）中断する

What is this buttons?

Please do not interrupt me while I am explaining the procedure.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私が手順を説明している間は中断しないでください。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.

Do not interrupt me in my course.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.

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Sense（3）

(transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.

The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.

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interrupts

（ present singular third-person ）

interrupting

（ participle present ）

interrupted

（ participle past ）

interrupted

（ past ）

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