Definitions for Pause
pɔzpause

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspensionnoun

   a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

2. pauseverb

   temporary inactivity

3. hesitate, pauseverb

   interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

   "The speaker paused"

4. pause, intermit, breakverb

   cease an action temporarily

   "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pausenoun

   A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

2. pauseverb

   To interrupt current work and do something else for a moment.

3. Pausenoun

   A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something.

4. Etymology: From pause.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pausenoun

   Etymology: pause, Fr. pausa, low Latin; ϖάυω.

   1. A stop; a place or time of intermission.

   Neither could we ever come to any pause, whereon to rest our assurance this way. Richard Hooker, b. ii. s. 4.

   Comes a fellow crying out for help,
   And Cassio following with determin’d sword,
   To execute upon him; this gentleman
   Steps in to Cassio, and intreats his pause. William Shakespeare.

   Some pause and respite only I require,
   Till with my tears I shall have quench’d my fire. John Denham.

   The punishment must always be rigorously exacted, and the blows by pauses laid on till they reach the mind, and you perceive the signs of a true sorrow. John Locke.

   Whilst those exalted to primeval light,
   Only perceive some little pause of joys
   In those great moments, when their god employs
   Their ministry. Matthew Prior.

   What pause from woe, what hopes of comfort bring
   The names of wise or great. Matthew Prior.

   Our discourse is not kept up in conversation, but falls into more pauses and intervals than in our neighbouring countries. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 133.

   2. Suspense; doubt.

   Like a man to double business bound,
   I stand in pause where I shall first begin,
   And both neglect. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   3. Break; paragraph; apparent separation of the parts of a discourse.

   He writes with warmth, which usually neglects method, and those partitions and pauses which men, educated in the schools, observe. John Locke.

   4. Place of suspending the voice marked in writing.5. A stop or intermission in musick.

2. To PAUSEverb

   1. To wait; to stop; not to proceed; to forbear for a time.

   Tarry; pause a day or two,
   Before you hazard: for in chusing wrong
   I lose your company; therefore forbear a while. William Shakespeare.

   Give me leave to read philosophy.
   And, while I pause, serve in your harmony: William Shakespeare.

   Pausing a while, thus to herself she mus’d. John Milton.

   2. To deliberate.

   Bear Worcester to death, and Vernon too.
   Other offenders we will pause upon. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Solyman pausing a little upon the matter, the heat of his fury being over, suffered himself to be intreated. Richard Knolles.

   3. To be intermitted.

   What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire,
   The pealing organ, and the pausing choir,
   And the last words, that dust to dust convey’d! Thomas Tickell.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pause

   Pause is a single by Jay Dee that was chosen to lead his 2001 album, Welcome 2 Detroit. Besides a grunt and an ad-lib, ("Bounce"), Jay Dee doesn't perform on the song himself, but instead features his friends Frank-N-Dank, who brace the horn-laced track with suitably over-the-top braggadocio. Much of Dank's opening first is later featured in scratches on Dilla's Ruff Draft EP song "Let's Take It Back". The appropriately titled "Featuring Phat Kat" sees his one time fellow 1st Down member Phat Kat on the mic, while Jay Dee provides a subdued, but gritty canvas for him to let loose. The song is also notable for featuring one of Jay Dee's DJ Premier-esque scratch montages.

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1. pause

   A pause is a temporary stop or rest in action, speech, or activity. It can also refer to a break or halt in a sequence or process, often to consider or reassess the situation at hand. This term can also be used in the context of music or drama to represent a moment of silence or reduced activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pausenoun

   a temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation

2. Pausenoun

   temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt

3. Pausenoun

   in speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts

4. Pausenoun

   in writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses

5. Pausenoun

   a break or paragraph in writing

6. Pausenoun

   a hold. See 4th Hold, 7

7. Pausenoun

   to make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest

8. Pausenoun

   to be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses

9. Pausenoun

   to hesitate; to hold back; to delay

10. Pausenoun

    to stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect

11. Pauseverb

    to cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively

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1. Pause

   Pause is the second album by Four Tet. It was released on 28 May 2001 in the United Kingdom, and on 9 October 2001 in the United States. Pause was Four Tet's first release on Domino Records; his debut album, Dialogue, had been distributed by Output Recordings. A recording of an office setting, most prominently featuring the sounds of typing on a computer keyboard, forms a recurring motif in the album; it both opens and closes the album, and is also present in "Harmony One". Three tracks from Pause were later released in remixed form on Four Tet's Paws EP. The acoustic guitar track "Everything Is Alright" is used as the theme music for the National Public Radio programme On Point. The opening track "Glue of the World" is used in the background of the Six Feet Under episode "Someone Else's Eyes". This same track is used in the House M.D. episode 'Last Resort'. It is played over the top of various scenes from the hospital as the hostages are being released and/or detained. The fourth track entitled "Parks" contains a sample of "After the Snow, The Fragrance" and "Sanzen" both from the album Music for Zen Meditation by jazz clarinetist Tony Scott.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pause

   pawz, n. a ceasing: a temporary stop: cessation caused by doubt: suspense: a mark for suspending the voice: (mus.) a mark showing continuance of a note or rest.—v.i. to make a pause.—adjs. Paus′al; Pause′less.—adv. Pause′lessly.—n. Paus′er, one who pauses or deliberates.—adv. Paus′ingly, with pauses: by breaks: deliberately. [Fr.,—L. pausa—Gr. pausis, from pauein, to cause to cease.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pauseverb

   Publicly addressing a temporal press association without words adopted from verbs. 1.) a temporary stop in action or speech. A control allowing the temporary interruption of an electronic process, esp. video or audio recording or reproduction. Interrupt action or speech briefly.

   I have the ability to pause an irrelevant repeating motion or false statement.

   Etymology: Freeze

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Nephesh_Lespri_Bondye on January 26, 2025  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAUSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pause is ranked #90113 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pause surname appeared 205 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pause.
   
   97% or 199 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Interrupt

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pause' in Nouns Frequency: #2013

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pause' in Verbs Frequency: #541

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How to pronounce Pause?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

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   Indian

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   Indian

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   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

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   US English

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How to say Pause in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pause in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pause in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Pause in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   Terrorists have once again struck at the heart of Europe, but their campaign of hate and fear will not succeed, today's attacks will only strengthen our resolve to stand together as allies and defeat terrorism and radical jihadism around the world. GOP candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz essentially called for a pause on immigration until the United States improves its vetting process to keep out terrorists.

2. Chuck Carlson:

   The Fed pivoted so abruptly, which gives one pause about what they're saying about the economy, flat to falling interest rates are not good news for bank interest margins. It's not surprising that analysts are taking down earnings estimates.

3. Greg Abbott:

   The last thing we want to do as a state is go backwards and close down businesses, this temporary pause will help our state corral the spread until we can safely enter the next phase of opening our state for business.

4. Ryan Russell:

   Today, I have two goals : returning to the NFL, and living my life openly, those two objectives shouldn't be in conflict. But judging from the fact that there isn't a single openly LGBTQ player in the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball or the NHL, brings me pause. I want to change that.

5. Danielle Hale:

   As the world reacts to developments in Ukraine, the uncertainty will likely mean a pause in the recent pace of [ interest rate ] increases.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pause
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pause
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pause
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pause
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pause
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pause
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pause
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Pause