n. | 1. | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. | |||
2. | Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt. | ||||
3. | In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts. | ||||
4. | In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; | ||||
5. | A break or paragraph in writing. | ||||
6. | (Mus.) A hold. See 4th Hold, 7. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest. | |||
2. | To be intermitted; to cease; | ||||
3. | To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. | ||||
4. | To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect.
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v. t. | 1. | To cause to stop or rest; - used reflexively. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | pause - temporary inactivity | |
Verb | 1. | pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" Synonyms: hesitate |
2. | pause - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" |