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Pause

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
2.VerbTo stop (an activity) for a while.
3.VerbTo interrupt an activity and wait.
"When telling the scary story, he paused for effect."
4.VerbTo hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
5.VerbTo halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
"to pause a song, a video, or a computer game"
6.VerbTo consider; to reflect.
7.NounA temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
8.NounA short time for relaxing and doing something else.
9.NounHesitation; suspense; doubt.
"to take pause; to give pause"
10.NounIn writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
"Teach the pupil to mind the pauses."
11.NounA break or paragraph in writing.
12.NounA sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
13.NounAlternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
14.InterjectionUsed 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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