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Meaning ofpausein English

pause

us//pɔz//uk//peɪz//

Pluralpauses
Past Tensepaused
Participle Verbpausing
Third Person Singularpauses

Definitions

Noun
1. a temporary stop or break; interruption
2. a short time for relaxation
3. a feeling of hesitation; doubt
  I felt a pause of uncertainty before making the decision.
4. a punctuation mark indicating a voice arrest
  The comma is a pause that separates items in a list.
5. a control for stopping/resuming
  The video player has a pause button to stop the playback.
6. a musical symbol for note extension
  The musician added a pause symbol to extend the note duration.
Verb
1. to take a brief rest; break
  The team will pause for lunch before resuming the meeting.
2. to interrupt and wait temporarily
  The driver had to pause at the intersection to let pedestrians cross.
3. to hesitate or delay; hold back
  She will pause for a moment before answering the question.
4. to temporarily stop (a process, playback, etc.)
  The manager asked the team to pause the project until further notice.