Postpone vs Suspend
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Postpone
Top 2.000 (häufig)C1verb
Suspend
Top 2.000 (häufig)B2verb
| Postpone | Suspend | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 //pəʊstˈpəʊn//🇺🇸 //poʊstˈpoʊn// | 🇬🇧 /["/səˈspend/","/səˈspendz/","/səˈspendɪd/","/səˈspendɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/səˈspend/","/səˈspendz/","/səˈspendɪd/","/səˈspendɪŋ/"]/ |
| Bedeutung | To delay something to a later time. | To temporarily stop something. |
| Beispiel | We had to postpone the meeting due to bad weather. | The school decided to suspend the student for three days due to his disruptive behavior. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 2.000 (häufig) | Top 2.000 (häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | C1 | B2 |
| Wortart | verb | verb |
| Kollokationen | postpone a meeting, postpone a decision, postpone an event | immediately, indefinitely, temporarily, agree to, decide to, vote to, the power to suspend something, immediately, indefinitely, temporarily, agree to, decide to, vote to, the power to suspend something, automatically, formally, indefinitely, threaten to, for, from, pending, be suspended on full pay, be suspended with pay, be suspended without pay |
| Antonyme | advance, accelerate, hasten | continue, resume, proceed |
| Häufige Fehler | Confusing with 'cancel' means to stop something completely., Using 'postponed' as a synonym for 'rescheduled' incorrectly. | Confused with 'suspense' — they are different terms., Using 'suspend' without an object, as it typically needs one., Mixing up the past tense form - 'suspended' instead of 'suspend' in the present. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Use 'postpone' in formal and neutral contexts. Avoid in casual conversations where simpler terms like 'delay' might be more appropriate. | Use 'suspend' in formal contexts, like in meetings or legal situations. Avoid using it in casual conversations unless you're joking. |
Häufige Fragen: Postpone vs Suspend
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Postpone und Suspend?
Postpone: To delay something to a later time. Suspend: To temporarily stop something.
Sind Postpone und Suspend auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?
Postpone: C1, Suspend: B2 auf der CEFR-Skala.
Kann ich Postpone und Suspend austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Postpone und Suspend sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.