What does pause mean in English?

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pause Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting again:
- There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place.
- After a long, awkward pause, someone finally asked a question.
- She spoke for three quarters of an hour without so much as a pause.
- There followed a pregnant (= filled with meaning) pause in which neither of them knew what to say.
- I pressed pause/the pause button so I could go make a cup of tea.
1 to stop doing something for a short time:
- He paused and thought for a moment.
- She paused to catch her breath, and then kept on jogging.
- Can you pause the movie there, please?
- It is now possible to pause and rewind live television.
- She paused at key moments in the scene.
2 a moment in which something, such as a sound or an activity, stops before starting again:
- There was a long pause during which we all wondered what he would say next.

After a pause, he gave a careful answer.
There was a long pause and I wondered what to say next.
I waited for a pause in the conversation and then asked my question.
There'll be a brief pause while we change the tapes over.
After a brief pause for lunch, they continued climbing.
He paused for a moment to listen and then continued eating.
He paused at the top of the hill and mopped his brow .
She paused to light another cigarette and then went on with her account of the accident.