pauses

noun

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

A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

(figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

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

A break or paragraph in writing.

(music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.

A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.

Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”). [A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.]

verb

(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

(transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.

(intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.

(transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

(intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.

Roots

pausispaus- · Greek · stopping

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