pause

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: pôz, IPA ^(key): /pɔːz/
• (US) enPR: pôz, IPA ^(key): /pɔz/

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• Homophones: paws, pores, pours

Verb

Plain form pause

Third-person singular pauses

Past tense paused

Past participle paused

Present participle pausing

1. To pause is to stop current work and do some other work for some time.

   He paused the video for some time.

Noun

Singular pause

Plural pauses

1. (countable) A pause is a short time for stopping a work and doing some other work.

   He ate during the pause.

Synonyms

• break