GIVE ONE PAUSE

Meaning of GIVE ONE PAUSE in English

v. phr. To astonish someone; cause one to stop and think. "Your remark gives me pause," Tom said, when Jane called him an incurable gambler.

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GIVE ONE PAUSE — {v. phr.} To astonish someone; cause one to stop and think. * /"Your remark gives me pause," Tom said, when …
Slang English vocab
GIVE ONE PAUSE — {v. phr.} To astonish someone; cause one to stop and think. * /"Your remark gives me pause," Tom said, when …
Словарь английских идиом
PAUSE — I. ˈpȯz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pause, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAUSE — — pausal , adj. — pauseful , adj. — pausefully , adv. — pauseless , adj. — pauselessly , adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUSE — I. ˈpȯz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop Date: 15th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAUSE — noun a hold. ·see 4th hold, 7. 2. pause ·noun a break or paragraph in writing. 3. pause ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
PAUSE — [pause] n [ME, fr. L pausa, fr. Gk pausis, fr. pauein to stop] (15c) 1: a temporary stop 2. a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAUSE — pause BrE AmE pɔːz pɑːz ▷ paused pɔːzd pɑːzd ▷ pauses ˈpɔːz ɪz -əz ˈpɑːz- ▷ pausing ˈpɔːz ɪŋ ˈpɑːz-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAUSE — / pɔːz; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] to stop talking or doing sth for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAUSE — I. pause 1 W3 /pɔːz $ pɒːz/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive] to stop speaking or doing something for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAUSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an interval of inaction, esp. when due to hesitation; a temporary stop. 2 a break …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAUSE — n. & v. n. 1 an interval of inaction, esp. when due to hesitation; a temporary stop. 2 a break …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAUSE — n. & v. --n. 1. an interval of inaction, esp. when due to hesitation; a temporary stop. 2 a break …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAUSE — ( pauses, pausing, paused) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAUSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief pause ▪ There was a brief pause before he replied. long silence/pause/delay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAUSE — [noun] [C] - a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting …
Cambridge English vocab
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PAUSE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , momentary , short , slight , small ▪ lengthy , long ▪ frequent ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAUSE — INDEX: 1. to stop doing something for a short time before continuing 2. to stop doing something in order to …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PAUSE — 1. сущ. 1) пауза, перерыв; остановка; интервал, промежуток There was a long pause before the preacher spoke again. ≈ Была …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAUSE — pause.ogg 1. pɔ:z n 1. 1> пауза, перерыв; передышка general pause - муз. генеральная пауза a pause for lunch - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PAUSE — делать паузу, останавливаться (on, upon); находиться в нерешительности; медлить пауза, перерыв; остановка; перемена, передышка замешательство to pause upon smth. задержаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PAUSE — 1. pɔ:z n 1. 1> пауза, перерыв; передышка general pause - муз. генеральная пауза a pause for lunch - перерыв …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PAUSE — 1. сущ. 1) пауза, перерыв; остановка; интервал, промежуток There was a long pause before the preacher spoke again. — Наступила …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PAUSE — 1. сущ. 1) пауза, перерыв; остановка; интервал, промежуток There was a long pause before the preacher spoke again. — Наступила долгая пауза, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина one third — одна …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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