Pause Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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. 4. a. : the sign denoting a fermata. b.
PAUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
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 …
PAUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
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 …
PAUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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 Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for PAUSE: hesitate, break, stop, interrupt, catch one's breath, hold one's horses, finish, cease; Antonyms of PAUSE: continue, persist, advance, extend, stretch, progress, prolong, continuation
PAUSE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Pause definition: a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action. See examples of PAUSE used in a sentence.
Pause - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
pause. 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."
Meaning of pause – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary
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 …
Pause Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
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.
Pause Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
PAUSE meaning: 1 : a temporary stop a period of time in which something is stopped before it is started again; 2 : a control that you use when you want to stop a recorded song, movie, etc., for a short time.
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