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pause

Pronunciation: /pɔːz/

The English word “pause” has 13 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
  2. To stop (an activity) for a while.
  3. To interrupt an activity and wait.
  4. To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
  5. To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
  6. To consider; to reflect.

noun

  1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
  2. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
  3. Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
  4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
  5. A break or paragraph in writing.
  6. A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.

interjection

  1. Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.

Etymology

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.

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