v., paused, paus·ing, paus·es.

v.intr.

1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily.
2. To linger; tarry: paused for a while under the huge oak tree.
3. To hesitate: He paused before replying.

v.tr.

To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: “Once a movie [ordered on demand] begins, it can be paused but not rewound or fast-forwarded” (George Judson).

n.

1. A temporary cessation.
2. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers.
3. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.
4. 1. Music. A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held.
   2. A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura.
5. Reason for hesitation: The immensity of the task gives one pause.

[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.

verb

1. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave: abide, bide, linger, stay¹, tarry, wait. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To be irresolute in acting or doing: dither, falter, halt², hesitate, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble. See decide/hesitate.

noun

1. A cessation of continuity or regularity: break, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuity, disruption, interruption, suspension. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The act of hesitating or state of being hesitant: hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, shilly-shally, tentativeness, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation. See decide/hesitate.

n

Definition: wait, delay
Antonyms: continuation, persistence

v

Definition: wait, delay
Antonyms: continue, persist, proceed, restart

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The sign of the corona, a point surmounted by a semicircle, showing the end of a passage or indicating the prolongation of a note or rest beyond its usual value; it is often called ‘fermata’. Sometimes it indicates that a cadenza or flourish should be performed.

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An interruption, or rest.

• compensatory p. — the pause after a premature ventricular systole, related to blockage of one beat of the basic pacemaker of the heart.

See Cæsura and Metrical Pause

IN BRIEF: A short stop or rest, as in speaking or working.

Learn to pause or nothing worthwhile can catch up with you. — Dorothy Ballard.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pause
v. intr. - holde pause

idioms:

• give pause for thought    give tid til eftertanke
• give pause to    give en tid til eftertanke

Nederlands (Dutch)
pauze, onderbreking, rustpunt, fermate (muziek), cesuur, pauzetoets, pauzeren, (doen) aarzelen, dralen

Français (French)
n. - silence, pause, interruption, (Mus) point d'orgue, (Littérat) césure
v. intr. - marquer une pause, s'arrêter, interrompre, hésiter

idioms:

• give pause    s'arrêter pour, marquer une pause
• give pause for thought    marquer une pause pour réfléchir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pause
v. - innehalten, verweilen, zögern

idioms:

• give pause    jmdm. zu denken geben
• give pause for thought    zum Nachdenken veranlassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάπαυλα, παύση, διακοπή
v. - σταματώ, παύω, κοντοστέκομαι, διστάζω (να προχωρήσω)

idioms:

• give pause for thought    σταματώ να το σκεφτώ
• give pause to    κόβω τη φόρα (κάποιου)

Italiano (Italian)
far una pausa, fermarsi, esitare, indugiare, pausa

idioms:

• give pause for thought    far pensare
• give pause to    fare esitare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pausa (f), interrupção (f), intervalo (m)
v. - pausar, interromper, parar, vacilar

idioms:

• give pause for thought    parar para pensar
• give pause to    causar hesitação

Русский (Russian)
останавливаться, пауза

idioms:

• give pause for thought    дать время на раздумья
• give pause to    смутить

Español (Spanish)
n. - pausa, intervalo, interrupción
v. intr. - hacer una pausa, detenerse, pararse

idioms:

• give pause    hacer vacilar (a alguien), pausar, dar tregua
• give pause for thought    dar que pensar, hacer reflexionar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avbrott, uppehåll, tvekan, fermat (mus.)
v. - stanna upp, göra uppehåll, tveka, dröja

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
暂停, 间歇, 中断, 延长记号, 断句, 踌躇, 犹豫, 停顿, 中止

idioms:

• give pause for thought    停下来再想一想
• give pause to    使踌躇

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暫停, 間歇, 中斷, 延長記號, 斷句, 躊躇, 猶豫
v. intr. - 暫停, 停頓, 中止

idioms:

• give pause for thought    停下來再想一想
• give pause to    使躊躇

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 휴지, 주저, 연장
v. intr. - 중단하다, 잠시 멈추다, 머뭇거리다

idioms:

• give pause for thought    멈춰서 무엇을 하고 있는지에 대해서 생각하다
• give pause to    ~을 중지시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小休止, 区切り, 延長記号, 休止, 途切れ
v. - 小休止する, 立ち止まる, ためらう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توقف مؤقت, وقف, علامه لإطاله النغمه (فعل) يوقف, يتأنى, يتريث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפסקה, הפוגה, אתנחתא, סימן מעל תו מוסיקלי המציין שיש להמשיכו ללא הגבלה‬
v. intr. - ‮עצר לרגע, הפסיק‬

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