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pause

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noun

ˈpȯz How to pronounce pause (audio)
1
: a temporary stop
2
a
: a break in a verse
b
: a brief suspension of the voice to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts
3
: temporary inaction especially as caused by uncertainty : hesitation
4
a
: the sign denoting a fermata
b
: a mark (such as a period or comma) used in writing or printing to indicate or correspond to a pause of voice
5
: a reason or cause for pausing (as to reconsider)
a thought that should give one pause
6
: a function of an electronic device that pauses a recording

pause

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verb

paused; pausing

intransitive verb

1
: to stop temporarily
2
: to linger for a time

transitive verb

: to cause to pause : stop

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun There was a brief pause in the conversation. After a pause the teacher continued the lesson. He hit pause on the player and explained the significance of the song's lyrics. Please hit the pause button on the remote control. Verb She paused for a few seconds before crossing the street. We paused briefly to look at the scenery. He talked for over an hour without pausing. He picked up the remote control and paused the movie. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Other economists said the report still showed a strong labor market, which the Fed must weaken before inflation can drop meaningfully and take a pause. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 THE BUZZ Stone may have hit pause on his narrative-feature career, but the always provocative filmmaker continues to churn out docs that still find an audience among specialty buyers. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 The federal government plans to hit pause this week on a program that sends free at-home rapid Covid-19 tests to U.S. households. WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 At the beginning of the pandemic, whole industries hit pause to wait things out. Alyona Medelyan, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The city is still drafting rules for applying the law and has hit pause on a financing program that would pay for the sorts of retrofitting that many buildings will need. New York Times, 16 Aug. 2022 One of his first acts as president was to block the Keystone XL pipeline and hit pause on new permits for oil drilling on public lands. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 July 2022 Richard Moore, chief of the British foreign intelligence service, MI6, predicted that the Russians would be forced to take a pause, offering an opening to Ukrainian forces. Michael Schwirtz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Mettetal hit pause on the video and examined the frame closer. CNN, 2 July 2022
Verb
The moves pause worker protests that in recent months have involved hundreds of thousands of workers and at times disrupted train and mail services across England. Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 Peter Morgan, the creator of Netflix’s The Crown, which follows the life of Queen Elizabeth, shared Thursday that the show’s sixth season will pause production to mourn the Queen’s death. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022 The complaint asks the public offices commission to dissolve the independent expenditure group, A Stronger Alaska, or force it to pause its activities during the current election cycle. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Bill Ackman, billionaire investor and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, said Tuesday that investors would be prompted to buy stocks when the Federal Reserve decides to pause interest rate hikes. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 China’s battery giant was reportedly looking at building a plant in Mexico or the U.S., only to pause the plans following the recent tensions over Taiwan. Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 For me, self-care is all about tapping into your most authentic self, whether that means taking time for yourself at the end of the day or setting alarms to pause and take deep breaths. Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 Concentric circles and dots are metaphorical representations of attention that become actual points of focus when the viewer’s eyes pause to take them in. Liz Tormes, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022 Whenever your business hits a downturn, pause and get creative. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pause was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing pause

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