nounπShareA button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer."The DVD player has separate buttons for play, fast forward, and rewind, but it combines pausing and resuming into one button labeled "pauses". "electronicsdevicecomputingtechnologyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.""The speaker's presentation was filled with pauses, giving the audience time to absorb the information." "timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA short time for relaxing and doing something else."Between study sessions, Sarah takes short pauses to listen to music and stretch. "timeactionentertainmentworkholidayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareHesitation; suspense; doubt."The student's presentation was filled with pauses, making the teacher wonder if he was unprepared. "mindcharactersituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark."Teach the pupil to mind the pauses."grammarwritinglanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA break or paragraph in writing."The teacher marked several pauses in the student's essay where new paragraphs should have begun. "writinggrammarlanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA sign indicating continuance of a note or rest."The sheet music was full of pauses, indicating how long each note should be held. "musicsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate"The repeated demands for extra work gave the employees pauses before volunteering again. "mindactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort."After running up the stairs, she pauses to catch her breath before continuing her story. "timeactionperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo interrupt an activity and wait."When telling the scary story, he paused for effect."timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hesitate; to hold back; to delay."The speaker pauses before answering the difficult question. "timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point."to pause a song, a video, or a computer game"technologyelectronicsmediaentertainmentcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo consider; to reflect."Before answering the difficult question, the student pauses to consider all the possible solutions. "mindphilosophyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
