How to pronounce “pause”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
• (transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.
• (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
• (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
• (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
• (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.
• [Noun]
• A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
• A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
• (figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
• In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
• A break or paragraph in writing.
• (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
• Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
• [Interjection]
• (slang) Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.

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