pause
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Audio Help [pawz] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, paused, paus·ing. –noun
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| 1. | a temporary stop or rest, esp. in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar. |
| 2. | a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation. |
| 3. | any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.: I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | Prosody. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse. |
| 6. | Music. a fermata. |
| 7. | to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate: He paused at the edge of the pool for a moment. I'll pause in my lecture so we can all get some coffee. |
| 8. | to dwell or linger (usually fol. by on or upon): to pause upon a particular point. |
| 9. | give pause, to cause to hesitate or be unsure, as from surprise or doubt: These frightening statistics give us pause. |
[Origin: 1400–50; (n.) ME < L pausa < Gk paûsis a halt, equiv. to paú(ein) to stop + -sis -sis; (v.) deriv. of the n.
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pausal, adjective
pauseful, adjective
pause·ful·ly, adverb
pauseless, adjective
pause·less·ly, adverb
pauser, noun
paus·ing·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1–3. suspension, interruption, break, halt; hiatus, lacuna. 7. rest. 8. tarry, delay.
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v. paused, paus·ing, paus·es v. intr.
v. tr. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: "Once a movie [ordered on demand] begins, it can be paused but not rewound or fast-forwarded" (George Judson). n.
[From Middle English, pause, from Old French, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein, to stop.] Synonyms: These nouns denote a temporary stop, as in activity: a short pause in the conversation; a concert with a 15-minute intermission; the legislature's summer recess; toiling without respite; a suspension of work. |
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pause (n.)
1426, from M.Fr. pause (14c.), from L. pausa "a halt, stop, cessation," from Gk. pausis "stopping, ceasing," from pauein "to stop, to cause to cease." The verb is from 1526.
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noun | |
| 1. | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| 2. | temporary inactivity |
verb | |
| 1. | interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: hesitate] |
| 2. | cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
pause
see give pause.
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
pause1 [poːz] noun
a short stop, break or interval (while doing something)
Example: There was a pause in the conversation.
pause2 [poːz] nounExample: There was a pause in the conversation.
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the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done
pause [poːz] verb
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to stop talking, working etc for a short time
Example: They paused for a cup of tea.
Example: They paused for a cup of tea.
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Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. Coron[ae] (-n?), E. Coronas (-n?z). [L. corona crown. See Crown.]1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. 2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column. 3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin. 5. (Astrol.) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon. 6. (Bot.) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ. 7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle. 8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis. --Fairholt. 9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the pause or hold.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pause
De*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deposing.][FF. d['e]poser, in the sense of L. deponere to put down; but from pref. d['e]- (L. de) + poser to place. See Pose, Pause.]1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.] Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater Edward in his room arose. --Dryden. 2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.] Additional mud deposed upon it. --Woodward. 3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office. A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to be deposed. --Prynne. 4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. --Abbott. To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands. --Bacon. 5. To put under oath. [Obs.] Depose him in the justice of his cause. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
pause
Hold\, n. 1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay. Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold. --Chaucer. Thou should'st lay hold upon him. --B. Jonson. My soul took hold on thee. --Addison. Take fast hold of instruction. --Pror. iv. 13. 2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim. The law hath yet another hold on you. --Shak. 3. Binding power and influence. Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest hold of. --Tillotson. 4. Something that may be grasped; means of support. If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall. --Bacon. 5. A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard. They . . . put them in hold unto the next day. --Acts. iv. 3. King Richard, he is in the mighty hold Of Bolingbroke. --Shak. 6. A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold. --Chaucer. New comers in an ancient hold --Tennyson. 7. (Mus.) A character [thus ?] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also pause, and corona.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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