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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#m1)

2) To stop something for a short time: "Rain interrupted the match." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#x1)
- Sorry to interrupt, but the bell has rung. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#x2)
- The game was interrupted by thunder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#x3)
- He kept interrupting the teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#x4)
- If someone is hurt, it's OK to interrupt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#x5)
- A fire alarm interrupted our lesson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#x6)
- “Now he is dead?” Pinocchio interrupted sorrowfully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/49-debating-and-discussion/11/)
- [Interrupting tells the speaker that what they say does not matter to you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/51-manners-and-kindness/13/)
- [If you really have to interrupt, say "Excuse me" or "Sorry to interrupt" first.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/297-calls-visits-thank-yous-and-quiet-places/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «interrupt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interrupt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.