Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to interrupt
Participle: interrupted
Gerund: interrupting
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | interrupt |
| you | interrupt |
| he;she;it | interrupts |
| we | interrupt |
| you | interrupt |
| they | interrupt |
Perfect
| I | have interrupted |
| you | have interrupted |
| he;she;it | has interrupted |
| we | have interrupted |
| you | have interrupted |
| they | have interrupted |
Past
| I | interrupted |
| you | interrupted |
| he;she;it | interrupted |
| we | interrupted |
| you | interrupted |
| they | interrupted |
Pluperfect
| I | had interrupted |
| you | had interrupted |
| he;she;it | had interrupted |
| we | had interrupted |
| you | had interrupted |
| they | had interrupted |
Future
| I | will interrupt |
| you | will interrupt |
| he;she;it | will interrupt |
| we | will interrupt |
| you | will interrupt |
| they | will interrupt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have interrupted |
| you | will have interrupted |
| he;she;it | will have interrupted |
| we | will have interrupted |
| you | will have interrupted |
| they | will have interrupted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | interrupt |
| you | interrupt |
| he;she;it | interrupt |
| we | interrupt |
| you | interrupt |
| they | interrupt |
Perfect
| I | have interrupted |
| you | have interrupted |
| he;she;it | have interrupted |
| we | have interrupted |
| you | have interrupted |
| they | have interrupted |
Imperfect
| I | interrupted |
| you | interrupted |
| he;she;it | interrupted |
| we | interrupted |
| you | interrupted |
| they | interrupted |
Pluperfect
| I | had interrupted |
| you | had interrupted |
| he;she;it | had interrupted |
| we | had interrupted |
| you | had interrupted |
| they | had interrupted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would interrupt |
| you | would interrupt |
| he;she;it | would interrupt |
| we | would interrupt |
| you | would interrupt |
| they | would interrupt |
Perfect
| I | would have interrupted |
| you | would have interrupted |
| he;she;it | would have interrupted |
| we | would have interrupted |
| you | would have interrupted |
| they | would have interrupted |
Imperative
| you | interrupt |
| we | Let's interrupt |
| you | interrupt |
Verbs conjugated like 'interrupt'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'interrupt'
intercept,
intercut,
interact,
intercrop,
intercur,
interdict,
interduce,
interest,
interfuse,
intergraft,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- stop
- halt, cease, discontinue, suspend, intermit
- arrest
- disturb, hinder, postpone, check
Antonyms
- stop
- start, initiate, open, proceed
- arrest
- free, release, liberate, discharge
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1420, from L. interruptus, pp. of interrumpere "break apart, break off," from inter- "between" + rumpere "to break" (see rupture, and compare corrupt).
2. From Middle English interrupten, derived from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere (“to break apart/off, interrupt”), from inter (“between”) + rumpere (“to break”).
Verbs referencing "interrupt"
Ido interruptar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] in Washington. On my initiatory visit to the House of Representatives, they divided against a decision of the chair; but the chair won. The second time I went, the member who was speaking, being interrupted by a laugh, mimicked it, as one child would in quarrelling with another, and added, ‘that he would make honourable gentlemen opposite, sing out a little more on the other side of their mouths [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Here the conversation was interrupted by the approach of a small one-horse buggy to the inn. It had a genteel appearance, and a well-dressed, gentlemanly man sat on the seat, with a colored servant driving.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Nat’lly, she will, ” said the trader, coolly. The conversation was here interrupted by a busy hum in the audience; and the auctioneer, a short, bustling, important fellow, elbowed his way into the crowd. The old woman drew in her breath, and caught instinctively at her son.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] rising race with which a Southern household abounds, engaged in shelling peas, peeling potatoes, picking pin-feathers out of fowls, and other preparatory arrangements,—Dinah every once in a while interrupting her meditations to give a poke, or a rap on the head, to some of the young operators, with the pudding-stick that lay by her side. In fact, Dinah ruled over the woolly heads of the younger members [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] entangled in a thicket, he was captured. Rose told him that he intended to act a generous part, and give him a chance for his life. He then told Potter he might run, and he should not be interrupted till he reached a certain distance. Potter started at the word of command, and before a gun was fired he had reached the lake. His first impulse was to jump in the water and dive for it, which he [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Here the conversation was interrupted by the appearance of Aunt Chloe, at the end of the verandah.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The colloquy between Tom and Eva was interrupted by a hasty call from Miss Ophelia.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Here the child was interrupted by bursts of groans, sobs, and lamentations, which broke from all present, and in which her slender voice was lost entirely. She waited a moment, and then, speaking in a tone that checked the sobs [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ If you love me, you must not interrupt me so. Listen to what I say. I want to speak to you about your souls.... Many of you, I am afraid, are very careless. You are thinking only about this world. I want you to remember that there is a [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The conversation was here interrupted by the announcement of some visitors.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)