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suspends one's disbelief

suspends one's disbelief is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suspend one's disbelief.

Meaning of suspend one's disbelief

Verb

suspend one's disbelief (third-person singular simple present suspends one's disbelief, present participle suspending one's disbelief, simple past and past participle suspended one's disbelief)

  1. (idiomatic) To willingly accept the premise of a story or work of art, usually for the sake of enjoying it.
    • Although the novel was quite far-fetched, I was willing to suspend my disbelief.

Questions about suspends one's disbelief

What is suspends one's disbelief the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Suspends one's disbelief is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suspend one's disbelief.

Words near suspends one's disbelief in the dictionary

  1. suspendibility
  2. suspendible
  3. suspending
  4. suspending one's disbelief
  5. suspends
  6. suspends one's disbelief
  7. suspensation
  8. suspensations
  9. suspense
  10. suspense account
  11. suspense accounts

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