HyperDic: intermit

English > 1 sense of the word intermit:
VERBcommunicationintermit, pause, breakcease an action temporarily
English > intermit: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
MeaningCease an action temporarily.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymspause, break
Narrowerrest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breatherTake a short break from one's activities in order to relax
take fiveTake a break for five minutes
take tenTake a ten minute break
Broaderinterrupt, disrupt, break up, cut offmake a break / break in
Spanishdetenerse, hacer una pausa
Catalanparar
Nounsintermissionthe act of suspending activity temporarily

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