Definition of pause Pause
/pɔˈz/ - [poz] - pause
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NounPlural: pauses |
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| pause - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something | ||
| intermission, break, interruption, suspension | ||
| time interval, interval a definite length of time marked off by two instants | ||
| lapse a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters" | ||
| blackout a momentary loss of consciousness | ||
| caesura a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line | ||
| dead air an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound | ||
| time lag, delay, postponement, wait, hold the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | ||
| halftime an intermission between the first and second half of a game | ||
| rest period, respite, rest, relief a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" | ||
| time-out a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left" | ||
| pause - temporary inactivity | ||
| inactivity being inactive; being less active | ||
| time out, recess, respite, break an enclosure that is set back or indented | ||
| falter, faltering, hesitation, waver the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" | ||
| intermission the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
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| pause - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" | ||
| intermit, break | ||
| disrupt, interrupt, cut off, break up throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process" | ||
| catch one's breath, take a breather, breathe, rest draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" | ||
| take five take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal" | ||
| take ten take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the long rehearsal" | ||
| pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" | ||
| hesitate | ||
| delay cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
| hem and haw utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd" | ||
| scruple have doubts about | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pause (Noun)
A short time for relaxing and doing something else. - pause (Noun)
Alternative spelling of a button that pauses or resumes something. - pause (Verb)
To interrupt current work and do something else for a moment.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pause (n.)
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. - pause (n.)
Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt. - pause (n.)
In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts. - pause (n.)
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses. - pause (n.)
A break or paragraph in writing. - pause (n.)
A hold. See 4th Hold, 7. - pause (n.)
To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest. - pause (n.)
To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses. - pause (n.)
To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. - pause (n.)
To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect. - pause (v. t.)
To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.
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pause
To cease or suspend an action temporarily.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pause
pawz, n. a ceasing: a temporary stop: cessation caused by doubt: suspense: a mark for suspending the voice: (mus.) a mark showing continuance of a note or rest.—v.i. to make a pause.—adjs. Paus′al; Pause′less.—adv. Pause′lessly.—n. Paus′er, one who pauses or deliberates.—adv. Paus′ingly, with pauses: by breaks: deliberately. [Fr.,—L. pausa—Gr. pausis, from pauein, to cause to cease.]
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