Meaning of pause | Babel Free

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1. 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.
2. give pause, to cause to hesitate or reconsider, as from surprise or doubt.
3. to stop talking, working etc for a short time. They paused for a cup of tea. stop, ophou werk يَتَوَقَّف спирам parar udělat (si) přestávku pausieren holde pause; gøre ophold κάνω παύση, κοντοστέκομαιhacer una pausa, parar vahet pidama مکث کردن pitää tauko faire une pause לְהַפסִיק रूकना stanka szünetet tart berhenti sebentar gera hlé fare una pausa 休む 잠시 중단하다 nutilti, sustoti, padaryti pertrauką pārtraukt uz brīdi; taisīt pauzi berehat sebentar pauzerenta pause zrobić przerwę درنګول parar a ...
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4. To cease or suspend an action temporarily: She paused in her piano exercises to listen for the baby.
5. To hesitate: He paused before replying.
6. To linger; tarry: We paused for a while under the huge oak tree.
7. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.
8. Music A sign, such as a fermata, indicating that a note or rest is to be held.
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9. 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.
10. to cease an action temporarily; stop

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