Definition of abeyance in English:

abeyance

noun əˈbeɪənsəˈbeɪəns

mass noun

1A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries
Example sentencesExamples
- The spokesman confirmed that there was an outstanding planning appeal which at present was held in abeyance.
- Organizational rules sometimes fall into abeyance.
- As to whether Nancy Cornelius was America's first Native American trained nurse, a definitive answer remains in abeyance.
- This application is still held in abeyance until the athlete's indebtedness to the club has been cleared.
- In Europe atmospheric perspective remained in abeyance for 1,000 years, to be rediscovered by the early 15th-century, Flemish painters.
- As I read on, my doubts, if never resolved, were held in abeyance.
- Although repeated again and again this pledge has fallen into abeyance in the post-colonial era.
- The sad thing now is that railways have fallen into abeyance and the motor car's taken over, despite the great efforts of Fischer and people like that.
- The poetry press I had run for about twenty years was in abeyance but submissions continued to arrive and one day I got this.
- This meant escalation of the pain that had been held in abeyance.
- But since it is rare in any book aimed at children to see a discussion of economics, let alone imperialism and militarism, that criticism might be held in abeyance.
- We may be living through an era of prosperity and calm in which politics has gone into abeyance - and when a real crisis comes along politics will return in a new form we cannot imagine.
- The sixteenth-century precedents regarding female rule in England, however, remained in abeyance until Anne's reign.
- The issue of whether or not paranormal beliefs can be verified by scientific, empirical research methods is held in abeyance as a secondary concern.
- ‘A lot of expansion plans were put in abeyance,’ he said.
- For the most part, these questions should be held in abeyance until other researchers either validate or disprove the hypothesis outlined in the present study.
- I see that sanity has prevailed and this crazy and unnecessary idea has now been put into abeyance.
- Only your penitent suffering gives us leverage to keep those forces in abeyance.
- Manufacture of anti-retrovirals is being held in abeyance pending official government policy on the issue.
- A measure that passed Congress and was signed by the executive might still be held in abeyance on constitutional grounds by a court.
Synonyms
suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, suspense, remission, reserve
pending, suspended, deferred, postponed, put off, put to one side, unattended, unfinished, incomplete, unresolved, undetermined, up in the air, betwixt and between
informal in cold storage, on ice, on the back burner, hanging fire
suspend, adjourn, interrupt, break off, postpone, delay, defer, shelve, arrest, put off, intermit, prorogue, hold over, put aside, pigeonhole
reschedule
cut short, bring to an end, cease, discontinue, dissolve, disband, terminate, call a halt to
North American table
informal put on ice, put on the back burner, mothball
North American informal take a rain check on
1. 1.1Law The position of being without, or of waiting for, an owner or claimant.
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, there were times when East himself was publisher as well as printer, in particular during the periods when the patent was in abeyance.
  The situation was left with Mr Johnson being advised to contact his solicitor further for advice and being told that Social Services would hold his claim in abeyance.
  All property rights in the property to which the order relates lie in abeyance.
  Counsel agreed to hold these actions in abeyance until the question of entitlement is determined by this court.
  The compromise sets aside disputes about sovereignty by putting territorial claims into abeyance for the treaty's duration.

Derivatives

abeyant

adjective

All Basset titles became abeyant or extinct before publication of the series began.
Example sentencesExamples
- Where other, more vigorous incentives are abeyant they can be expected to assume increased prominence.
- In 1986 Her Majesty agreed to comply with the advice proffered to her by the Lords regarding abeyant peerages.
- So I believe that this ancient and storied office is once again abeyant.
- Have reserves of force, impoverished and abeyant under an older-fashioned up-bringing, been called into activity and use by new regimes of thought and training?

Origin

Late 16th century (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance 'aspiration to a title', from abeer 'aspire after', from a- 'towards' + beer 'to gape'.

Rhymes

conveyance, purveyance

Definition of abeyance in US English:

abeyance

nounəˈbeɪənsəˈbāəns

1A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
matters were held in abeyance pending further inquiries
Example sentencesExamples
- The sad thing now is that railways have fallen into abeyance and the motor car's taken over, despite the great efforts of Fischer and people like that.
- I see that sanity has prevailed and this crazy and unnecessary idea has now been put into abeyance.
- We may be living through an era of prosperity and calm in which politics has gone into abeyance - and when a real crisis comes along politics will return in a new form we cannot imagine.
- But since it is rare in any book aimed at children to see a discussion of economics, let alone imperialism and militarism, that criticism might be held in abeyance.
- As I read on, my doubts, if never resolved, were held in abeyance.
- Although repeated again and again this pledge has fallen into abeyance in the post-colonial era.
- For the most part, these questions should be held in abeyance until other researchers either validate or disprove the hypothesis outlined in the present study.
- Manufacture of anti-retrovirals is being held in abeyance pending official government policy on the issue.
- The sixteenth-century precedents regarding female rule in England, however, remained in abeyance until Anne's reign.
- This meant escalation of the pain that had been held in abeyance.
- As to whether Nancy Cornelius was America's first Native American trained nurse, a definitive answer remains in abeyance.
- Organizational rules sometimes fall into abeyance.
- This application is still held in abeyance until the athlete's indebtedness to the club has been cleared.
- The issue of whether or not paranormal beliefs can be verified by scientific, empirical research methods is held in abeyance as a secondary concern.
- The spokesman confirmed that there was an outstanding planning appeal which at present was held in abeyance.
- A measure that passed Congress and was signed by the executive might still be held in abeyance on constitutional grounds by a court.
- ‘A lot of expansion plans were put in abeyance,’ he said.
- In Europe atmospheric perspective remained in abeyance for 1,000 years, to be rediscovered by the early 15th-century, Flemish painters.
- Only your penitent suffering gives us leverage to keep those forces in abeyance.
- The poetry press I had run for about twenty years was in abeyance but submissions continued to arrive and one day I got this.
Synonyms
suspend, adjourn, interrupt, break off, postpone, delay, defer, shelve, arrest, put off, intermit, prorogue, hold over, put aside, pigeonhole
suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, suspense, remission, reserve
1. 1.1Law The position of being without, or of waiting for, an owner or claimant.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The situation was left with Mr Johnson being advised to contact his solicitor further for advice and being told that Social Services would hold his claim in abeyance.
  Counsel agreed to hold these actions in abeyance until the question of entitlement is determined by this court.
  All property rights in the property to which the order relates lie in abeyance.
  The compromise sets aside disputes about sovereignty by putting territorial claims into abeyance for the treaty's duration.
  However, there were times when East himself was publisher as well as printer, in particular during the periods when the patent was in abeyance.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance ‘aspiration to a title’, from abeer ‘aspire after’, from a- ‘towards’ + beer ‘to gape’.

单词	abeyance
释义	Definition of abeyance in English: abeyance noun əˈbeɪənsəˈbeɪəns mass noun 1A state of temporary disuse or suspension. matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries Example sentencesExamples The spokesman confirmed that there was an outstanding planning appeal which at present was held in abeyance. Organizational rules sometimes fall into abeyance. As to whether Nancy Cornelius was America's first Native American trained nurse, a definitive answer remains in abeyance. This application is still held in abeyance until the athlete's indebtedness to the club has been cleared. In Europe atmospheric perspective remained in abeyance for 1,000 years, to be rediscovered by the early 15th-century, Flemish painters. As I read on, my doubts, if never resolved, were held in abeyance. Although repeated again and again this pledge has fallen into abeyance in the post-colonial era. The sad thing now is that railways have fallen into abeyance and the motor car's taken over, despite the great efforts of Fischer and people like that. The poetry press I had run for about twenty years was in abeyance but submissions continued to arrive and one day I got this. This meant escalation of the pain that had been held in abeyance. But since it is rare in any book aimed at children to see a discussion of economics, let alone imperialism and militarism, that criticism might be held in abeyance. We may be living through an era of prosperity and calm in which politics has gone into abeyance - and when a real crisis comes along politics will return in a new form we cannot imagine. The sixteenth-century precedents regarding female rule in England, however, remained in abeyance until Anne's reign. The issue of whether or not paranormal beliefs can be verified by scientific, empirical research methods is held in abeyance as a secondary concern. ‘A lot of expansion plans were put in abeyance,’ he said. For the most part, these questions should be held in abeyance until other researchers either validate or disprove the hypothesis outlined in the present study. I see that sanity has prevailed and this crazy and unnecessary idea has now been put into abeyance. Only your penitent suffering gives us leverage to keep those forces in abeyance. Manufacture of anti-retrovirals is being held in abeyance pending official government policy on the issue. A measure that passed Congress and was signed by the executive might still be held in abeyance on constitutional grounds by a court. Synonyms suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, suspense, remission, reserve pending, suspended, deferred, postponed, put off, put to one side, unattended, unfinished, incomplete, unresolved, undetermined, up in the air, betwixt and between informal in cold storage, on ice, on the back burner, hanging fire suspend, adjourn, interrupt, break off, postpone, delay, defer, shelve, arrest, put off, intermit, prorogue, hold over, put aside, pigeonhole reschedule cut short, bring to an end, cease, discontinue, dissolve, disband, terminate, call a halt to North American table informal put on ice, put on the back burner, mothball North American informal take a rain check on 1.1Law The position of being without, or of waiting for, an owner or claimant. Example sentencesExamples However, there were times when East himself was publisher as well as printer, in particular during the periods when the patent was in abeyance. The situation was left with Mr Johnson being advised to contact his solicitor further for advice and being told that Social Services would hold his claim in abeyance. All property rights in the property to which the order relates lie in abeyance. Counsel agreed to hold these actions in abeyance until the question of entitlement is determined by this court. The compromise sets aside disputes about sovereignty by putting territorial claims into abeyance for the treaty's duration. Derivatives abeyant adjective All Basset titles became abeyant or extinct before publication of the series began. Example sentencesExamples Where other, more vigorous incentives are abeyant they can be expected to assume increased prominence. In 1986 Her Majesty agreed to comply with the advice proffered to her by the Lords regarding abeyant peerages. So I believe that this ancient and storied office is once again abeyant. Have reserves of force, impoverished and abeyant under an older-fashioned up-bringing, been called into activity and use by new regimes of thought and training? Origin Late 16th century (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance 'aspiration to a title', from abeer 'aspire after', from a- 'towards' + beer 'to gape'. Rhymes conveyance, purveyance Definition of abeyance in US English: abeyance nounəˈbeɪənsəˈbāəns 1A state of temporary disuse or suspension. matters were held in abeyance pending further inquiries Example sentencesExamples The sad thing now is that railways have fallen into abeyance and the motor car's taken over, despite the great efforts of Fischer and people like that. I see that sanity has prevailed and this crazy and unnecessary idea has now been put into abeyance. We may be living through an era of prosperity and calm in which politics has gone into abeyance - and when a real crisis comes along politics will return in a new form we cannot imagine. But since it is rare in any book aimed at children to see a discussion of economics, let alone imperialism and militarism, that criticism might be held in abeyance. As I read on, my doubts, if never resolved, were held in abeyance. Although repeated again and again this pledge has fallen into abeyance in the post-colonial era. For the most part, these questions should be held in abeyance until other researchers either validate or disprove the hypothesis outlined in the present study. Manufacture of anti-retrovirals is being held in abeyance pending official government policy on the issue. The sixteenth-century precedents regarding female rule in England, however, remained in abeyance until Anne's reign. This meant escalation of the pain that had been held in abeyance. As to whether Nancy Cornelius was America's first Native American trained nurse, a definitive answer remains in abeyance. Organizational rules sometimes fall into abeyance. This application is still held in abeyance until the athlete's indebtedness to the club has been cleared. The issue of whether or not paranormal beliefs can be verified by scientific, empirical research methods is held in abeyance as a secondary concern. The spokesman confirmed that there was an outstanding planning appeal which at present was held in abeyance. A measure that passed Congress and was signed by the executive might still be held in abeyance on constitutional grounds by a court. ‘A lot of expansion plans were put in abeyance,’ he said. In Europe atmospheric perspective remained in abeyance for 1,000 years, to be rediscovered by the early 15th-century, Flemish painters. Only your penitent suffering gives us leverage to keep those forces in abeyance. The poetry press I had run for about twenty years was in abeyance but submissions continued to arrive and one day I got this. Synonyms suspend, adjourn, interrupt, break off, postpone, delay, defer, shelve, arrest, put off, intermit, prorogue, hold over, put aside, pigeonhole suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, suspense, remission, reserve 1.1Law The position of being without, or of waiting for, an owner or claimant. Example sentencesExamples The situation was left with Mr Johnson being advised to contact his solicitor further for advice and being told that Social Services would hold his claim in abeyance. Counsel agreed to hold these actions in abeyance until the question of entitlement is determined by this court. All property rights in the property to which the order relates lie in abeyance. The compromise sets aside disputes about sovereignty by putting territorial claims into abeyance for the treaty's duration. However, there were times when East himself was publisher as well as printer, in particular during the periods when the patent was in abeyance. Origin Late 16th century (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance ‘aspiration to a title’, from abeer ‘aspire after’, from a- ‘towards’ + beer ‘to gape’.
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