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- DictionaryPause/pôz/
verb
- 1. interrupt action or speech briefly: "she paused, at a loss for words"
noun
- 1. a temporary stop in action or speech: "she dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain"
Aug 16, 2012 · 1. : a temporary stop. 2. a. : a break in a verse. b. : a brief suspension of the voice to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts. 3. : temporary inaction especially as caused by uncertainty : hesitation.
Pause definition: a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action. See examples of PAUSE used in a sentence.
The noun pause means "a short break," like the pauses in television shows that allow for commercials to be shown. Pause can also be a verb that means "to stop for a short time." Teachers, for example, often pause after making an important point to check that students understand and to give them time to ask questions.
a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again: There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place. After a long, awkward pause, someone finally asked a question. She spoke for three quarters of an hour without so much as a pause.
To cause to be temporarily inactive; briefly stop the action of (an electronic device, audio or video stream, etc.) Webster's New World. To cease or suspend an action temporarily. She paused in her piano exercises to listen for the baby.
1. a temporary stop or rest, esp. in speech or action. a short pause after each stroke of the oar. 2. a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation. 3. any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc. I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch. 4.
Definition of pause verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to stop doing something for a short time: She paused for a moment and looked around her. Fewer examples. He paused and then went on with his story. He paused for reflection before answering my question. Try not to pause for too long before you answer their questions. He kept pausing in between sentences.
Definition of pause noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. pause. noun. /pɔːz/ Idioms. [countable] a period of time during which somebody stops talking or stops what they are doing. There was a long pause before she answered. After a brief pause, they continued climbing.
1. If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue. [...] 2. A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. [...] More. Conjugations of 'pause' present simple: I pause, you pause [...] past simple: I paused, you paused [...] past participle: paused. More. Synonyms of 'pause'
