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Paused - definition of paused by The Free Dictionary Paused - definition of paused by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/paused Printer Friendly pause (redirected from paused ) Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Idioms , Encyclopedia . pause suspension; interruption; a temporary stop: Put the tape on pause. ; a momentary hesitation: He paused frequently during his speech to wait for the applause. Not to be confused with: paws – the feet of animals; to scrape with paws: The dog always paws the door to get in. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree pause (pôz) v. paused , paus·ing , paus·es v. intr. 1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily: She paused in her piano exercises to listen for the baby. 2. To hesitate: He paused before replying. 3. To linger; tarry: We paused for a while under the huge oak tree. v. tr. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: paused the printer to add more paper; paused the DVD with the remote. n. 1. a. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation. b. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers. c. Delay or hesitation: spoke without pause for an hour. d. Reason for hesitation: The immensity of the task gives one pause. 2. a. Music A sign, such as a fermata, indicating that a note or rest is to be held. b. A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura. 3. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that halts the playing of a recording and permits playing to be easily resumed from the same point. [From Middle English, pause , from Old French, from Latin pausa , from Greek pausis , from pauein , to stop .] Synonyms: pause , intermission , recess , respite , suspension 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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. pause ( pɔːz ) vb ( intr ) 1. to cease an action temporarily; stop 2. to hesitate; delay: she replied without pausing . n 3. a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break 4. (Poetry) prosody another word for caesura 5. (Music, other) music Also called: fermata a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length. Usual symbol: 6. give pause to to cause to hesitate [C15: from Latin pausa pause, from Greek pausis, from pauein to halt] ˈpausal adj ˈpauser n ˈpausing n , adj Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 pause (pɔz) n., v. paused, paus•ing. n. 1. a temporary stop or rest, esp. in speech or action. 2. a break in speaking or reading to emphasize or clarify meaning, indicated in writing with punctuation. 3. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse. 4. fermata. v.i. 5. to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate. 6. to dwell or linger (usu. fol. by on or upon ). Idioms: give pause, to cause to hesitate or reconsider, as from surprise or doubt. [1400–50; Middle English < Latin pausa < Greek paûsis a halt = paú(ein) to stop + -sis -sis ] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Pause See Also: CAUTION Cease like a dropped watch —Henry James Everybody froze with expectation like an orchestra when the conductor raises his baton —George Garrett Faltered, chewing on his words sourly and fatuously, like an old cow —William Styron (We) froze [at seeing an unknown, staring man] as rabbits do —Rumer Godden Halted, suddenly trembling, like a person armed to defend himself against wild animals, but on meeting one face to face is immediately turned to stone —Jean Stafford See Also: TREMBLING Hesitated like a cat testing an opening with its whiskers —William McIlvanney A pause, barely noticeable, like a sight between one word and another —Kent Nelson Shrieked to a trembling stop like a dog on a yanked leash —George Garrett (Sky and earth did one last slow turn and) wobbled to a halt like a coin coming to rest on a bartop —Loren D. Estleman Slowed down gradually, like a merry-go-round after a ride —Eudora Welty Stalled like a whale —John Malcolm Brinnin Stopped short, like a radio cut off on a crescendo —Frank Tuohy Stopped speaking for a moment, like a man walking who comes to a brink —John Fowles Stopped there cold, like a man raking piles of dead leaves in his yard who has turned up a severed hand —W. D. Snodgrass Stops [suddenly] as though shot in the back —Erich Maria Remarque Stumbled to a halt like sheep in a chute —Will Weaver Suddenly there was a lull in my mind, like the détente after a retreating thunderstorm —L. P. Hartley Talk died … as if the voices in the room were on tape and someone had pulled the plug —Will Weaver See Also: SPEAKING , SILENCE Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. pause Past participle: paused Gerund: pausing Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative pause pause Present I pause you pause he/she/it pauses we pause you pause they pause Preterite I paused you paused he/she/it paused we paused you paused they paused Present Continuous I am pausing you are pausing he/she/it is pausing we are pausing you are pausing they are pausing Present Perfect I have paused you have paused he/she/it has paused we have paused you have paused they have paused Past Continuous I was pausing you were pausing he/she/it was pausing we were pausing you were pausing they were pausing Past Perfect I had paused you had paused he/she/it had paused we had paused you had paused they had paused Future I will pause you will pause he/she/it will pause we will pause you will pause they will pause Future Perfect I will have paused you will have paused he/she/it will have paused we will have paused you will have paused they will have paused Future Continuous I will be pausing you will be pausing he/she/it will be pausing we will be pausing you will be pausing they will be pausing Present Perfect Continuous I have been pausing you have been pausing he/she/it has been pausing we have been pausing you have been pausing they have been pausing Future Perfect Continuous I will have been pausing you will have been pausing he/she/it will have been pausing we will have been pausing you will have been pausing they will have been pausing Past Perfect Continuous I had been pausing you had been pausing he/she/it had been pausing we had been pausing you had been pausing they had been pausing Conditional I would pause you would pause he/she/it would pause we would pause you would pause they would pause Past Conditional I would have paused you would have paused he/she/it would have paused we would have paused you would have paused they would have paused Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. pause - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something intermission , suspension , interruption , break interval , time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants lapse - a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters" blackout - a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting caesura - a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" dead air - an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound delay , postponement , time lag , wait , hold - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" halftime - an intermission between the first and second half of a game rest period , rest , respite , relief - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" time-out - a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left" letup , lull - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" 2. pause - temporary inactivity inactivity - being inactive; being less active time out , respite , break , recess - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" falter , faltering , waver , hesitation - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" intermission - the act of suspending activity temporarily freeze , halt - an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" Verb 1. pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" hesitate hem and haw - utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd" scruple - hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself" delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" 2. pause - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" intermit , break cut off , disrupt , interrupt , break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" catch one's breath , take a breather , rest , breathe - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax take five - take a b