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pause
[ pawz ]
noun
- a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
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- a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation.
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- any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.:
I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch.
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- a break or rest in speaking or reading to emphasize meaning, grammatical relation, metrical division, etc., or in writing or printing by the use of punctuation.
- Prosody. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse.
- Music. a fermata.
verb (used without object)
- to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate:
He paused at the edge of the pool for a moment. I'll pause in my lecture so we can all get some coffee.
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- to dwell or linger (usually followed by on or upon ):
to pause upon a particular point.
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pause
/ ɔː /
verb
- to cease an action temporarily; stop
- to hesitate; delay
she replied without pausing
noun
- a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break
- prosody another word for caesura
- Also calledfermata music a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length Usual symbol
- give pause toto cause to hesitate
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹ܲ, adjective
- ˈ貹ܲ, noun
- ˈ貹ܲԲ, nounadjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- 貹ܲa adjective
- 貹ܲfܱ adjective
- 貹ܲfܱ·ly adverb
- 貹ܲl adjective
- 貹ܲl·ly adverb
- 貹ܲİ noun
- 貹ܲiԲ· adverb
- ԴDz·貹ܲ noun
- ܲ·貹ܲiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pause1
Idioms and Phrases
- give pause, to cause to hesitate or be unsure, as from surprise or doubt:
These frightening statistics give us pause.
More idioms and phrases containing pause
see give pause .Example Sentences
In the UK, Jaguar Land Rover announced it would "pause" all shipments to the US as it works to "address the new trading terms".
And while losing money never feels good, financial experts say investors should pause before bailing out.
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will "pause" all shipments to the US as it works to "address the new trading terms" after tariffs were imposed earlier this week.
That uncertainty is giving even the most loyal MAGA-worlders on Capitol Hill some pause.
In the event of reaching a deal with the US, the consultation with businesses would be paused, he added.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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