pause

1 a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: intermission, break, interruption, suspension]

2 temporary inactivity

1 interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: hesitate]

2 cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: intermit, break]

English

Etymology

From pause, from pausa; compare with παῦσις

Pronunciation

• /pɔːz/
• SAMPA: /pO:z/

• Rhymes: -ɔːz

Homophones

• paws
• pores (non-rhotic accents)
• pours (non-rhotic accents)

Verb

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

Translations

Noun

1. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
2. A button found on players of electronic and digital media (such as a VCR or DVD player) that suspends play.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Homophones

• pose

Etymology

From pausa.

Noun

fr-noun f

1. pause, break

Italian

Noun

pause

1. Plural of pausa

Pause may refer to a rest, hesitation, or temporary stop.

Pause may also refer to:

• Rest (music) or fermata; also specifically the whole rest in French usage
• The break key on computer keyboards
• A requested breakpoint during computer program execution
• Pause (album), an album by Four Tet

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