pause
noun
1. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Similar word(s): break, intermission, interruption, suspension
Definition categories: time, interval
2. temporary inactivity
Definition categories: act, inactivity
Sentences with pause as a noun:
- Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
verb
1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- The speaker paused
Similar word(s): hesitate
Definition categories: stative, delay
2. cease an action temporarily
- We pause for station identification
Similar word(s): break, intermit
Definition categories: communication, disrupt, interrupt
Sentences with pause as a verb:
- When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
- to pause a song, a video, or a computer game