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pause

UK/pɔːz/ US/poːz/ fairly common slang
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

  • “The speaker paused”
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2.

cease an action temporarily

  • “We pause for station identification”
  • “let”
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noun

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Origin

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.

Phrases

  • coffee pause
  • Engels' pause
  • filled pause
  • general pause
  • give pause
  • grand pause
  • hit pause
  • hit the pause button

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