pause

Meaning

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

break

set-back

shilly shally

stopping place

be at a loss for words

become silent

be interrupted

be motionless

come to a stop

consider carefully

give over

pull the plug

put out of action

stop short

wait awhile

some years ago

break in time

have a short intermission

shuttingdown

be static

be stumped

burst in on

standstil

time wasted

interdigital pause

scruple to

doggle

short stop

phase-down

throw-out of

temporarily discontinued

stop for a moment

fermata hold

break short

fitful

get stuck

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɔːz/

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

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