interrompere

Definition & meaning

The verb interrompere is primarily used to describe the act of stopping an action, a flow, or a process that is currently in progress. It can be used in several contexts:

1. To interrupt or break off: To stop someone from speaking or to stop an activity before its natural conclusion. For example, stopping a conversation or halting a project.
2. To break the continuity: To create a physical or temporal gap in something continuous, such as interrupting a power supply or a line of communication.

Grammar & Word origin

Grammar:

• Type: Transitive verb (requires a direct object).
• Conjugation: It is a third-conjugation verb (ending in -ere). It is an irregular verb, especially in its past participle form, which is interrotto.

Origin: The word originates from the Latin verb interrumpere, composed of the prefix inter- (between or among) and rumpere (to break). Therefore, the etymological sense is to "break between" or "break through."

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

• Sospendere vocabuo://word/sospendere (to suspend)
• Spezzare vocabuo://word/spezzare (to break or snap)
• Arrestare vocabuo://word/arrestare (to stop or halt)
• Intercalare vocabuo://word/intercalare (to interject)

Antonyms:

• Continuare vocabuo://word/continuare (to continue)
• Proseguire vocabuo://word/proseguire (to proceed or carry on)
• Riprendere vocabuo://word/riprendere (to resume)