PAUSE


Meaning of PAUSE in English

(~s, pausing, ~d)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If you ~ while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.

‘It’s rather embarrassing,’ he began, and ~d...

On leaving, she ~d for a moment at the door...

He talked for two hours without pausing for breath.

VERB: V, V, V for n

2.

A ~ is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing.

After a ~ Alex said sharply: ‘I’m sorry if I’ve upset you’...

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