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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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PAUSE definition: 1. a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting…. Learn more.
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.
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.
[intransitive] to stop talking or doing something for a short time before continuing. Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right’. The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly). I paused at the door and looked back. Pausing only to pull on a sweater, he ran out of the house. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily: She paused in her piano exercises to listen for the baby. 2. To hesitate: He paused before replying. 3. To linger; tarry: We paused for a while under the huge oak tree. v.tr.
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.
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.
