ALL meanings of pause
pause
P p - noun pause a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar. 1
- noun pause a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation. 1
- noun pause any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.: I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch. 1
- noun pause 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. 1
- noun pause Prosody. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse. 1
- noun pause Music. a fermata. 1
- verb without object pause 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. 1
- verb without object pause to dwell or linger (usually followed by on or upon): to pause upon a particular point. 1
- idioms pause give pause, to cause to hesitate or be unsure, as from surprise or doubt: These frightening statistics give us pause. 1
- noun pause temporary stop 1
- intransitive verb pause stop temporarily 1
- transitive verb pause DVD, etc.: stop temporarily 1
- noun pause button that temporarily stops sth 1
- noun pause a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break 0
- noun pause a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length 0
- noun pause a short period of inaction; temporary stop, break, or rest, as in speaking or reading 0
- noun pause hesitation; interruption; delay 0
- noun pause a stop or break in speaking or reading, which clarifies meaning 0
- noun pause any mark of punctuation indicating this 0
- noun pause the holding of a tone or rest beyond its written value, at the discretion of the performer 0
- noun pause a sign 57383 indicating this, written above the note or rest 0
- noun pause a rhythm break or caesura 0
- intransitive verb pause to make a pause; be temporarily inactive; stop; hesitate 0
- intransitive verb pause to dwell or linger 0
- verb pause If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue. 0
- countable noun pause A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. 0
- verb pause to cease an action temporarily; stop 0
- verb pause to hesitate; delay 0