| pause (pôz) v. paused, paus·ing, paus·es v.intr. 1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily. 2. To linger; tarry: paused for a while under the huge oak tree. 3. To hesitate: He paused before replying. v.tr. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: "Once a movie [ordered on demand] begins, it can be paused but not rewound or fast-forwarded" (George Judson). n. 1. A temporary cessation. 2. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers. 3. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation. 4. a. Music A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held. b. A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura. 5. Reason for hesitation: The immensity of the task gives one pause. [From Middle English, pause, from Old French, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein, to stop.] Synonyms: pause, intermission, recess, respite, suspension These nouns denote a temporary stop, as in activity: a short pause in the conversation; a concert with a 15-minute intermission; the legislature's summer recess; toiling without respite; a suspension of work. |
pause
Verb
[pausing, paused]
1. to stop doing (something) for a short time
2. to hesitate: she answered him without pausing
Noun
1. a temporary stop or rest in speech or action
2. Music a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length
3. give someone pause to cause someone to hesitate: it gave him pause for reflection [Greek pausis]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pause - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethinginterval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants lapse - a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters" blackout - a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting caesura - a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" dead air - an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound delay, postponement, time lag, wait, hold - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" halftime - an intermission between the first and second half of a game rest period, rest, respite, relief - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" time-out - a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left" |
| 2. | pause - temporary inactivity inactivity - being inactive; being less active time out, respite, break, recess - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" falter, faltering, waver, hesitation - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" intermission - the act of suspending activity temporarily | |
| Verb | 1. | pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" hem and haw - utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd" scruple - hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself" delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" |
| 2. | pause - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" catch one's breath, take a breather, rest, breathe - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax take five - take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal" take ten - take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the long rehearsal" |
pause
verb 1. stop briefly, delay, hesitate, break, wait, rest, halt, cease, interrupt, deliberate, waver, take a break, discontinue, desist, have a breather (informal) << OPPOSITE continue
noun 2. stop, break, delay, interval, hesitation, stay, wait, rest, gap, halt, interruption, respite, lull, stoppage, interlude, cessation, let-up (informal) breathing space, breather (informal) intermission, discontinuance, entr'acte, caesura << OPPOSITE continuance
Translations
pause [pɔːz] n → Pause f
vi → eine Pause machen (= hesitate); innehalten;
to pause for breath → eine Verschnaufpause einlegen
n pause [poːz]
1 a short stop, break or interval (while doing something) There was a pause in the conversation. pouse, breuk تَوَقُّف пауза pauza pause; ophold die Pause παύση, ανάπαυλα pausa, silencio paus مکث tauko pause הַפסָקָה अल्पविराम zastoj,prekid megszakítás sela hlé pausa 休止 (잠깐) 중지, 중단 pertrauka, sustojimas pauze, pārtraukums berhenti sebentar pauze, onderbreking pause, opphold przerwa, pauza pausa pauză, întrerupere пауза prestávka premor pauza paus, avbrott, uppehåll การหยุดชั่วขณะ ara, durma 暫停 перерва, перепочинок وقفہ sự tạm nghỉ 暂停
2 the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done. pouse, wagtyd عَلامَة تَوَقُّف، تَوَقُّف фермата koruna; pauza fermate die Pause παύση (μουσ.) pausa fermaat طولانی کردن نت fermaatti point d'orgue, pause אֶתנַחתָא यति pauza korona (zenében) pause (heilnótu)þögn; þagnarmerki pausa 延長(記号) pauzė fermāta jeda rustpunt, fermate fermate fermata pausa pauză пауза korunka; pauza pavza pauza paus ปรับโน้ตเพลงให้ยาวขึ้นกว่าปกติ ara verme, durma 延長符號 фермата وقف dấu lặng 延长符号
v
to stop talking, working etc for a short time They paused for a cup of tea. stop, ophou werk يَتَوَقَّف спирам udělat (si) přestávku holde pause; gøre ophold pausieren κάνω παύση, κοντοστέκομαι hacer una pausa, parar vahet pidama مکث کردن pitää tauko faire une pause לְהַפסִיק रूकना stanka szünetet tart berhenti sebentar gera hlé fare una pausa 休む 잠깐 쉬다 nutilti, sustoti, padaryti pertrauką pārtraukt uz brīdi; taisīt pauzi berehat sebentar pauzeren ta pause zrobić przerwę parar a face o pauză делать паузу, перерыв urobiť si prestávku narediti premor napraviti pauzu ta en paus หยุดชั่วคราว ara vermek, durmak 中止 робити паузу; зупинятися وقفہ کرنا، تھوڑي دير رکنا tạm nghỉ 中止
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