The question is left in abeyance.
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Abeyance
//əˈbeɪ.ən(t)s//
Synonyms for "abeyance" (71 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (35)
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2 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- временно бездействие noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- изчакване noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- суспендиране noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Dutch
4 entries- onbeheerdheid noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- onbeslistheid noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- onbruik noun (heraldry: expectancy of a title)
- onzekerheid noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
Finnish
4 entries- jäädytettynä noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- jäädytys noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- lepääminen noun (heraldry: expectancy of a title)
- lepäämässä noun (heraldry: expectancy of a title)
French
4 entries- en suspens noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
- suspension noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
- vacance noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- vacance noun (heraldry: expectancy of a title)
German
2 entries- Schwebezustand noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- Unentschiedenheit noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
Irish
1 entries- fionraí noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Italian
1 entries- sospensione noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Japanese
1 entries- 停止 noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Lakota
1 entries- íŋyaŋke šni noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
Macedonian
1 entries- мирување noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Norwegian
2 entries- uavklart noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- utsettelse noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Portuguese
4 entries- pendência noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- pendência noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
- suspensão noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
- vacatura noun (heraldry: expectancy of a title)
Russian
2 entries- приостановле́ние noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
- состоя́ние неопределённости noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
Spanish
4 entries- desuso noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
- esperanza noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- expectativa noun (expectancy; condition of being undetermined)
- suspensión noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Swedish
1 entries- träda noun (suspension; temporary suppression)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Our weekend plans were in abeyance.
Source: tatoeba (7682130)
I'll hold my judgment in abeyance until there is more information available.
Source: tatoeba (10104672)
He said Iran asked that the trip be held in abeyance because of the acute problems in Bam, and said the Bush administration is not pursuing the idea any further for now.
Source: tatoeba (11170638)
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