pause

(Engels)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
2. (transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.
3. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
4. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
5. (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
6. (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.

Noun

1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
2. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
3. (figuratively) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
5. A break or paragraph in writing.
6. A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
7. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).

Intj

Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɔːz/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.

Concepten

pauze

pauzeren

rust

weifelen

onderbreking

interregnum

interval

kalmte

nadenken

pause

roerloosheid

rustigheid

stilstand

stilte

strakheid

wapenstilstand

cesuur

verpozing

zich bedenken

adempauze

détente

bedaardheid

bestand

bewegingloosheid

gerustheid

Synoniemen

break

stop

🛑

halt

rest

intermission

cease

interruption

interval

cessation

recess

hesitate

suspension

discontinue

lull

respite

suspend

wait

intermit

delay

interlude

stoppage

stand still

caesura

punctuation

quit

cut

tarry

hesitation

discontinuance

stay

abeyance

stagnation

stall

arrest

restrain

silence

stand

breather

desist

letup

break off

interrupted

let-up

repose

deadlock

hiatus

hold-up

end

🔚

gap

interrupt

Vertalingen

pause

pausa

Pause

pausa

pausa

pausa

παύση

repos

trêve

descanso

pausieren

pauza

przerwa

interruzione

Unterbrechung