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pause
[pawz]
noun
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action.
a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
Synonyms: , , , , ,a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation.
Synonyms: , , , , ,any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc..
I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch.
Synonyms: , , , , ,a break or rest in speaking or reading to emphasize meaning, grammatical relation, metrical division, etc., or in writing or printing by the use of punctuation.
Prosody.a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse.
Music.a fermata.
verb (used without object)
to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate.
He paused at the edge of the pool for a moment. I'll pause in my lecture so we can all get some coffee.
Synonyms:to dwell or linger (usually followed by on orupon ).
to pause upon a particular point.
Synonyms: ,
pause
/ ɔː /
verb
to cease an action temporarily; stop
to hesitate; delay
she replied without pausing
noun
a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break
prosody another word for caesura
Also called: fermata.music a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length
to cause to hesitate
Other 51Թ Forms
- pausal adjective
- pauseful adjective
- pausefully adverb
- pauseless adjective
- pauselessly adverb
- pauser noun
- pausingly adverb
- nonpause noun
- unpausing adjective
- ˈ貹ܲ adjective
- ˈ貹ܲ noun
- ˈ貹ܲԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pause1
Idioms and Phrases
give pause, to cause to hesitate or be unsure, as from surprise or doubt.
These frightening statistics give us pause.
Example Sentences
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals quickly put a pause on that order.
At an age where I contemplate my own reproductive future, I am given pause: How can anyone assume there will never be complications in their pregnancy?
In the aftermath he paused his studies, but is now back at university doing a physics PHD and campaigns with Grenfell United.
Gardner was trembling as she stood before Selna, at times pausing to collect herself, noting that it was tough to “have to stand next to my abuser.”
Gen. Rob Bonta wrote on Feb. 5, days into the pause.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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