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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
interrupt [disturb] v. interrupt [disrupt]
interrupt: Destroy the peace or tranquility of [disturb]
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
interrupt:Interfere in someone else's activity [distrupt]
"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone."
These two defintions and synoynms of them with their exaples sentence is from Wordweb. I cannot understand the difference between them. Would you like to explain me the difference in a more clear way?
Thank you.
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
interrupt:Interfere in someone else's activity [distrupt]
"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone."
These two defintions and synoynms of them with their exaples sentence is from Wordweb. I cannot understand the difference between them. Would you like to explain me the difference in a more clear way?
Thank you.
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I don't see any very meaningful difference. Sometimes it helps to consider the etymology. gws_rd=ssl#q=etymology+interrupt
- I don't see any very meaningful difference.
- Sometimes it helps to consider the etymology.
- gws_rd=ssl#q=etymology+interrupt
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I don't see any very meaningful difference.
Sometimes it helps to consider the etymology.
late Middle English: from Latin interrupt-‘broken, interrupted,’ from the verb interrumpere, from inter-‘between’ + rumpere‘to break.’
https://www.google.c
Sometimes it helps to consider the etymology.
late Middle English: from Latin interrupt-‘broken, interrupted,’ from the verb interrumpere, from inter-‘between’ + rumpere‘to break.’
https://www.google.c
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