pause
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/pɔːz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
noun
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
- 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.”
verb
- To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- To interrupt an activity and wait.“When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.”
- To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
- 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”
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Synonyms
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