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verb-intransitive. To cease or suspend an action temporarily.

verb-intransitive. To linger; tarry: paused for a while under the huge oak tree.

verb-intransitive. To hesitate: He paused before replying.

v. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: "Once a movie [ordered on demand] begins, it can be paused but not rewound or fast-forwarded” ( George Judson).

n. A temporary cessation.

n. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers.

n. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.

n. Music A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held.

n. A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura.

n. Reason for hesitation: The immensity of the task gives one pause.

v. To interrupt current work and do something else for a moment.

n. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

n. Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).

n. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

n. Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.

n. In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts.

n. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point.

n. A break or paragraph in writing.

n. A hold. See 4th Hold, 7.

verb-intransitive. To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.

verb-intransitive. To be intermitted; to cease.

verb-intransitive. To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

verb-intransitive. To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect.

v. To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.

n. A temporary stop or rest; a cessation or intermission of action or motion, as of speaking, singing, or playing.

n. A cessation proceeding from doubt or uncertainty; hesitation; suspense.

n. A break or rest in writing or speaking.

n. In musical notation: A rest, or sign for silence. See rest.

n. A fermata or hold, or indicating that a note is to be prolonged at the pleasure of the performer.

n. Stopping-place; conclusion; ultimate point.

n. In prosody, an interval in a succession of metrical times, corresponding to a time or times in the rhythm, but not represented by any syllable or syllables in the text.

n. Synonyms Intermission, Rest, etc. See stop.

To make a temporary stop or intermission; cease to speak or act for a time.

To wait; tarry; forbear for a time.

To stop for consideration or reflection; deliberate: sometimes with upon before the object of consideration or deliberation.

To hesitate; hold back; be shy or reluctant.

Reflexively, to repose one's self; hence, to stop; cease from action.

To dwell; linger: with upon.

Synonyms and To stay, delay, tarry.

n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

n. temporary inactivity

v. cease an action temporarily

v. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

"II. i.32 (159,9) [tho 'she pause] To _pause_ is to rest, to be in quiet."

paused    pauses    pausing   

general pause    disemic pause   

hold   

stop    suspension    cessation    interruption    hesitation    suspence    doubt    hesitate    intermit    stay   

Claus    Dawes    applause    because    cause    clause    claws    daws    draws    flaws   

silence    sigh    whisper    hesitation    interval    nod    gesture    delay    glance    breath