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pause
pausesuspension; interruption; a temporary stop: Put the tape on pause.; a momentary hesitation: He paused frequently during his speech to wait for the applause.
Not to be confused with:paws – the feet of animals; to scrape with paws: The dog always paws the door to get in.pause P0122200 (pôz)v. paused, paus·ing, paus·es v.intr.1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily: She paused in her piano exercises to listen for the baby.2. To hesitate: He paused before replying.3. To linger; tarry: We paused for a while under the huge oak tree.v.tr. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: paused the printer to add more paper; paused the DVD with the remote.n.1. a. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.b. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers.c. Delay or hesitation: spoke without pause for an hour.d. Reason for hesitation: The immensity of the task gives one pause.2. a. Music A sign, such as a fermata, indicating that a note or rest is to be held.b. A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura.3. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that halts the playing of a recording and permits playing to be easily resumed from the same point.
[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 (pɔːz) vb (intr) 1. to cease an action temporarily; stop2. to hesitate; delay: she replied without pausing. n3. a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break4. (Poetry) prosody another word for caesura5. (Music, other) music Also called: fermata a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length. Usual symbol:  6. give pause to to cause to hesitate[C15: from Latin pausa pause, from Greek pausis, from pauein to halt] ˈpausal adj ˈpauser n ˈpausing n, adjpause (pɔz)
n., v. paused, paus•ing. n. 1. a temporary stop or rest, esp. in speech or action. 2. a break in speaking or reading to emphasize or clarify meaning, indicated in writing with punctuation. 3. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse. 4. fermata. v.i. 5. to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate. 6. to dwell or linger (usu. fol. by on or upon). Idioms: give pause, to cause to hesitate or reconsider, as from surprise or doubt. [1400–50; Middle English < Latin pausa < Greek paûsis a halt =paú(ein) to stop + -sis -sis] Pause See Also: CAUTION - Cease like a dropped watch —Henry James
- Everybody froze with expectation like an orchestra when the conductor raises his baton —George Garrett
- Faltered, chewing on his words sourly and fatuously, like an old cow —William Styron
- (We) froze [at seeing an unknown, staring man] as rabbits do —Rumer Godden
- Halted, suddenly trembling, like a person armed to defend himself against wild animals, but on meeting one face to face is immediately turned to stone —Jean Stafford
See Also: TREMBLING - Hesitated like a cat testing an opening with its whiskers —William McIlvanney
- A pause, barely noticeable, like a sight between one word and another —Kent Nelson
- Shrieked to a trembling stop like a dog on a yanked leash —George Garrett
- (Sky and earth did one last slow turn and) wobbled to a halt like a coin coming to rest on a bartop —Loren D. Estleman
- Slowed down gradually, like a merry-go-round after a ride —Eudora Welty
- Stalled like a whale —John Malcolm Brinnin
- Stopped short, like a radio cut off on a crescendo —Frank Tuohy
- Stopped speaking for a moment, like a man walking who comes to a brink —John Fowles
- Stopped there cold, like a man raking piles of dead leaves in his yard who has turned up a severed hand —W. D. Snodgrass
- Stops [suddenly] as though shot in the back —Erich Maria Remarque
- Stumbled to a halt like sheep in a chute —Will Weaver
- Suddenly there was a lull in my mind, like the détente after a retreating thunderstorm —L. P. Hartley
- Talk died … as if the voices in the room were on tape and someone had pulled the plug —Will Weaver
See Also: SPEAKING, SILENCE
pause
Past participle: paused
Gerund: pausing
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| I pause | | you pause | | he/she/it pauses | | we pause | | you pause | | they pause |
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| I paused | | you paused | | he/she/it paused | | we paused | | you paused | | they paused |
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| I am pausing | | you are pausing | | he/she/it is pausing | | we are pausing | | you are pausing | | they are pausing |
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| I have paused | | you have paused | | he/she/it has paused | | we have paused | | you have paused | | they have paused |
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| I was pausing | | you were pausing | | he/she/it was pausing | | we were pausing | | you were pausing | | they were pausing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had paused | | you had paused | | he/she/it had paused | | we had paused | | you had paused | | they had paused |
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| I will pause | | you will pause | | he/she/it will pause | | we will pause | | you will pause | | they will pause |
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| I will have paused | | you will have paused | | he/she/it will have paused | | we will have paused | | you will have paused | | they will have paused |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be pausing | | you will be pausing | | he/she/it will be pausing | | we will be pausing | | you will be pausing | | they will be pausing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been pausing | | you have been pausing | | he/she/it has been pausing | | we have been pausing | | you have been pausing | | they have been pausing |
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| I will have been pausing | | you will have been pausing | | he/she/it will have been pausing | | we will have been pausing | | you will have been pausing | | they will have been pausing |
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| I had been pausing | | you had been pausing | | he/she/it had been pausing | | we had been pausing | | you had been pausing | | they had been pausing |
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| I would pause | | you would pause | | he/she/it would pause | | we would pause | | you would pause | | they would pause |
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| I would have paused | | you would have paused | | he/she/it would have paused | | we would have paused | | you would have paused | | they would have paused |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pause - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethingintermission, suspension, interruption, breakinterval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instantslapse - a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"blackout - a suspension of radio or tv broadcastingcaesura - 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 sounddelay, 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 gamerest 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"letup, lull - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" | | 2. | pause - temporary inactivityinactivity - being inactive; being less activetime 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 temporarilyfreeze, halt - an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" | | Verb | 1. | pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"hesitatehem 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"intermit, breakcut 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 relaxtake 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" |
pauseverb1. stop briefly, delay, hesitate, break, wait, rest, halt, cease, interrupt, deliberate, waver, take a break, discontinue, desist, have a breather (informal) He paused briefly before answering.
stop briefly continue, advance, progress, proceednoun1. 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 There was a brief pause in the conversation.
stop advancement, progression, continuanceQuotations
"The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause" [Mark Twain]pauseverb1. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:abide, bide, linger, stay, tarry, wait.2. To be irresolute in acting or doing:dither, falter, halt, hesitate, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble.noun1. A cessation of continuity or regularity:break, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuity, disruption, interruption, suspension.2. The act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, shilly-shally, tentativeness, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation.Translationspause (poːz) noun1. a short stop, break or interval (while doing something). There was a pause in the conversation. 暫停，停頓 暂停，停顿 2. the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done. (音樂)延長記號，停頓 （音乐）延长符号，停顿 verb to stop talking, working etc for a short time. They paused for a cup of tea. 中止，暫停(談話或工作，以稍作休息) 中止，暂停
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give (one) pauseTo cause one to take a moment to consider something; to cause one to hesitate. I'd love to buy a house, but the fact that I'd have to completely deplete my savings account to do it gives me pause. That statistic should give everyone pause.See also: give, pausegive (one) pause for thoughtTo cause one to take a moment to consider something. I'd love to buy a house, but the fact that I'd have to completely deplete my savings account to do it gives me pause for thought.See also: give, pause, thoughtgive pause to (one)To cause one to take a moment to consider something. I'd love to buy a house, but the fact that I'd have to completely deplete my savings account to do it gives pause to me.See also: give, pausepregnant silenceA long pause in speech that indicates a lot of meaning or significance. There was a pregnant silence when the topic changed to Grandpa's will, and everyone could tell that something shocking was about to be revealed. The most telling part of his speech was the pregnant silence before he denied any wrongdoing.See also: pregnant, silencepregnant pauseA long pause in speech that indicates a lot of meaning or significance. There was a pregnant pause when the topic changed to Grandpa's will, and everyone could tell that something shocking was about to be revealed. The most telling part of his speech was the pregnant pause before he denied any wrongdoing.See also: pause, pregnantgive someone pause (for thought)Fig. to cause someone to stop and think. When I see a golden sunrise, it gives me pause for thought. Witnessing an accident is likely to give all of us pause.See also: give, pausegive pauseCause one to hesitate, as in The high monthly installment payments gave me pause, or, as Shakespeare put it in Hamlet (3:1): "For in that sleep of death what dreams may come ... Must give us pause." [c. 1600] See also: give, pausegive pause to someone (or give someone pause (for thought) cause someone to think carefully or hesitate before doing something.See also: give, pause, someonea pregnant pause (or silence) a pause or silence that is laden with meaning or significance.See also: pause, pregnantgive (somebody) pause for ˈthought, give (somebody) ˈpause (formal) make somebody think seriously about something or hesitate before doing something: His remarks on the conditions in our prisons gave me pause for thought. Until that moment I’d never realized things were so bad.See also: give, pause, thoughta pregnant ˈpause/ˈsilence a pause/silence in which everyone is waiting or listening for something, or a moment of silence which is full of meaning: There was a pregnant pause while everyone waited to hear what she had to say.See also: pause, pregnant, silencegive pause to, toTo stop temporarily; to hesitate; to hold back in order to reflect. This term, too, comes from Shakespeare, from Hamlet’s famous soliloquy on death (3.1), “For in that sleep of death what dreams may come . . . must give us pause.” Eric Partridge said it has been a cliché since the mid-nineteenth century.See also: give, pausepause
pause1. Prosody another word for caesura2. Music a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length. Pause an interruption in the flow of speech. A distinction is made between logical pauses, which are determined entirely by syntax, and rhythmic pauses, which depend not on syntax but on a rhythmic impulse. Logical pauses are encountered in all kinds of speech, and rhythmic pauses only in versified speech. In quantitative versification (for example, the choral lyrics of the Greeks), a pause may be a structural element of a line of verse: it has a definite length and replaces a certain number of syllables of the same length. In tonic versification (for example, Russian verse), where the length of syllables is not regulated, a pause may be merely an element of demarcation in a line of verse. It denotes various obligatory word divisions (for example, at the end of a line or a caesura)—that is, it is associated not with versification but with declamation. Nonetheless, some prosodists (G. A. Shengeli, A. P. Kviatkovskii, and S. V. Shervinskii) consider it feasible to regard the pause as a structural element even in tonic verse, chiefly in the dol’nik (a Russian poetic meter). REFERENCESShengeli, G. Tekhnika stikha. Moscow, 1960.
Shervinskii, S. Khudozhestvennoe chtenie. Moscow, 1935.
Shervinskii, S. Ritm i smysl. Moscow, 1961.
Kviatkovskii, A. Poeticheskii slovar’. Moscow, 1976.M. L. GASPAROV pause
pause [pawz] an interruption or rest.compensatory pause the period following a premature ventricular contracture, which causes the R-R cycles of the premature and normal beats to equal the length of two normal beats when added together.pause (pawz), Temporary stop. [G. pausis, cessation] pause (pawz) Temporary stop. [G. pausis, cessation]PAUSE
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pause
Synonyms for pauseverb stop brieflySynonyms- stop briefly
- delay
- hesitate
- break
- wait
- rest
- halt
- cease
- interrupt
- deliberate
- waver
- take a break
- discontinue
- desist
- have a breather
Antonyms- continue
- advance
- progress
- proceed
noun stopSynonyms- stop
- break
- delay
- interval
- hesitation
- stay
- wait
- rest
- gap
- halt
- interruption
- respite
- lull
- stoppage
- interlude
- cessation
- let-up
- breathing space
- breather
- intermission
- discontinuance
- entr'acte
- caesura
Antonyms- advancement
- progression
- continuance
Synonyms for pauseverb to stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leaveSynonyms- abide
- bide
- linger
- stay
- tarry
- wait
verb to be irresolute in acting or doingSynonyms- dither
- falter
- halt
- hesitate
- shilly-shally
- stagger
- vacillate
- waver
- wobble
noun a cessation of continuity or regularitySynonyms- break
- discontinuance
- discontinuation
- discontinuity
- disruption
- interruption
- suspension
noun the act of hesitating or state of being hesitantSynonyms- hesitancy
- hesitation
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- shilly-shally
- tentativeness
- timidity
- timidness
- to-and-fro
- vacillation
Synonyms for pausenoun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethingSynonyms- intermission
- suspension
- interruption
- break
Related Words- interval
- time interval
- lapse
- blackout
- caesura
- dead air
- delay
- postponement
- time lag
- wait
- hold
- halftime
- rest period
- rest
- respite
- relief
- time-out
- letup
- lull
noun temporary inactivityRelated Words- inactivity
- time out
- respite
- break
- recess
- falter
- faltering
- waver
- hesitation
- intermission
- freeze
- halt
verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cease an action temporarilySynonymsRelated Words- cut off
- disrupt
- interrupt
- break up
- catch one's breath
- take a breather
- rest
- breathe
- take five
- take ten
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