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Definition pause

Etymology

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek ?????? (paûsis). Compare the doublet pausa.

Verb

pause (third-person singular simple present pauses, present participle pausing, simple past and past participle paused)

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

Noun

pause (plural pauses)

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. (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
7. Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”)
8. (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate

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