interrupt

«interrupt» in Mova's school dictionary: speaking or doing something by saying or doing something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (interrupt, interrupts, interrupted, interrupting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To stop someone while they are speaking or doing something by saying or doing something yourself. tree →

2) To stop something for a short time: "Rain interrupted the match." tree →

sense in the lessons

In manners lessons, we learn not to interrupt; wait until the person finishes, or say "Excuse me". In an emergency it is right to interrupt an adult. In stories, an interruption often changes what happens next. Phrases: interrupt someone, sorry to interrupt, don't interrupt, interrupted by.

examples

• Please don't interrupt when someone is talking. tree →
• Sorry to interrupt, but the bell has rung. tree →
• The game was interrupted by thunder. tree →
• He kept interrupting the teacher. tree →
• If someone is hurt, it's OK to interrupt. tree →
• A fire alarm interrupted our lesson. tree →
• “Now he is dead?” Pinocchio interrupted sorrowfully. tree →

note

Regular verb: interrupted, interrupting. Spelling: double r — i-n-t-e-r-r-u-p-t. The noun is "interruption". Manners: put up your hand in class or say "Excuse me" and wait to be noticed, but always interrupt for safety or emergencies.

In the corpora

• Taking turns makes a discussion fair; interrupting stops people being heard.
• Interrupting tells the speaker that what they say does not matter to you.
• If you really have to interrupt, say "Excuse me" or "Sorry to interrupt" first.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «interrupt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.