Pause
/pɔːz/
The meaning and definition of Pause, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
“Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.”
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
verb
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To interrupt an activity and wait.
“When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.”
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To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
“to pause a song, a video, or a computer game”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek παύω.
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