Transcription
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- [pawz]
- /pɔz/
- /pɔːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawz]
- /pɔz/
Definitions of pause word
- noun pause a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar. 1
- noun pause a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation. 1
- noun pause any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.: I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch. 1
- noun pause a break or rest in speaking or reading to emphasize meaning, grammatical relation, metrical division, etc., or in writing or printing by the use of punctuation. 1
- noun pause Prosody. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse. 1
- noun pause Music. a fermata. 1
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Origin of pause
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; (noun) Middle English < Latin pausa < Greek paûsis a halt, equivalent to paú(ein) to stop + -sis -sis; (v.) derivative of the noun
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pause
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pause popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pause usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pause
verb pause
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- bitted — Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- bitting — Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
noun pause
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- apnea — temporary stopping of breathing
- blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
Antonyms for pause
verb pause
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- disported — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- get away — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get going — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
noun pause
- mobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- motility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- movement — the act, process, or result of moving.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- mobilisation — The act of mobilising.
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