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- Dictionarypause/pɔːz/
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"
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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.
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.
A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. After a pause Alex said sharply: 'I'm sorry if I've upset you.' Synonyms: stop , break , delay , interval More Synonyms of pause
Pause definition: a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action. See examples of PAUSE used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of pause verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation. b. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers. c. Delay or hesitation: spoke without pause for an hour. d.
Definitions of pause. verb. cease an action temporarily. “We pause for station identification” synonyms: break, intermit. see more. verb. interrupt an activity temporarily before continuing. “The speaker paused ” synonyms: hesitate. see more. noun. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.
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.
paused, pauses, pausing. 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.
