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Definition of interrupt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofinterruptverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary interruptverb  /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theyinterrupt /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/he/she/itinterrupts /ˌɪntəˈrʌpts/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpts/pastsimpleinterrupted /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/pastparticipleinterrupted /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/-ingforminterrupting /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪŋ/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪŋ/ jumptootherresults  [intransitive,transitive]tosayordosomethingthatmakessomebodystopwhattheyaresayingordoingSorrytointerrupt,butthere'ssomeonetoseeyou.interruptwithsomethingWouldyoumindnotinterruptingwithquestionsallthetime?interruptsomebody/somethingIhopeI'mnotinterruptingyou.Theywereinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.interruptsomebody/somethingwithsomethingThePresident'sspeechwasconstantlyinterrruptedwithboosandjeers.interrupt+speech‘Ihaveaquestion,’sheinterrupted.interruptsomebody+speech‘Justlistenforamoment,’heinterruptedherangrily.ExpressYourselfInterruptingInterruptingYoumayneedtosaysomethingwhensomebodyelseisspeaking,oryoumaybechairingadiscussionwhereyouhavetostoponepersontalkingtoomuch.Ifyoustarttalkingatthesametimeassomeoneelse,thiswillseemrude.Tointerruptpolitely,youcansay,forexample:Sorrytointerrupt,butIhavetodisagreewiththat.CouldIjustsaysomethinghere?IfIcould,letmestopyouthereforamomentandgobacktoyourpreviouspoint.Actually,weseemtohavestrayedabitfromthetopic.Canwegobacktothefirstpoint?Justamoment,Sue.CanwehearwhatJackhastosayonthis?MayIinterruptyouthere?Idon'tthinkthat'strue.(formal)I’msorry,butwe’rerunningshortontime.Canyoupleasesummarizeveryquicklysowecanfinishup?(formal)Iappreciateyourenthusiasmonthistopic,butI’mafraidwehaveacouplemorepeopletohearfrom.(formal)Couldyoutwopleasediscussthatissueprivatelyafterthemeeting?Wehaveseveralmoreitemstocoverandneedtomoveonatthispoint.(formal)I’msorry,Ireallyhavetostopyouthere.We'verunoutoftime.(formal)Let’ssavethatconversationforanothertime.ExtraExamples‘He'skidding,’Iinterruptedhastily.Ididn'tmanagetofinishthereport.Ikeptgettinginterrupted.Ithoughtitbetternottointerruptherwithanycomment.I'msorrytointerrupt,butthere'satelephonecallforyou.Itwasallirrelevant,butIdidn'tdareinterrupthiminmid-flow.WhatwasIsaying,beforeweweresorudelyinterrupted?‘What'shisname?’Johninterrupted.Pleasestopinterruptingallthetime!Sh!You'realwaysinterruptingme!Sorrytointerruptyourdinner.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbimpatientlyrudelyangrily…verb+interruptbesorryto(not)dare(to)prepositionwithphrasesgetinterruptedSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  [transitive]interruptsomethingtostopsomethingforashorttimeThegamewasinterruptedseveraltimesbyrain.Weinterruptthisprogrammetobringyouanimportantnewsbulletin.ExtraExamplesTransportserviceswereconstantlyinterruptedbyairraids.Theirluncheonwasbrutallyinterruptedbygunfire.Themorning'sworkwasconstantlyinterruptedbyphonecalls. [transitive]interruptsomethingtostopaline,surface,view,etc.frombeingevenorcontinuousTherewerenootherbuildingstointerrupttheviewofthevalley.WordOriginlateMiddleEnglish:fromLatininterrupt-‘broken,interrupted’,fromtheverbinterrumpere,frominter-‘between’+rumpere‘tobreak’.SeeinterruptintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeinterruptintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: interrupt Nearbywords interrogatoryadjective interrogatorynoun interruptverb interruptionnoun interscholasticadjective twilight noun     FromtheTopic Space C2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay