GIVE SOMEONE PAUSE (FOR THOUGHT)

Meaning of GIVE SOMEONE PAUSE (FOR THOUGHT) in English

give someone pause (f or thought)

cause someone to think carefully or hesitate before doing something.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

THOUGHT — Religious thought is the form of thought which is concerned with any of the problems of a religious nature within …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THOUGHT — I. Etymology: partly from Middle English thoughte (past of thinken to seem, (assumed) Middle English ythought (past participle of Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THOUGHT — thought 1 /thawt/ , n. 1. the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUSE — — pausal , adj. — pauseful , adj. — pausefully , adv. — pauseless , adj. — pauselessly , adv. …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THOUGHT — I. past and past participle of think II. ˈthȯt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thōht; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
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
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THOUGHT — imp. & ·p.p. of think. 2. thought ·noun meditation; serious consideration. 3. thought ·noun solicitude; anxious care; concern. 4. thought …
Webster English vocab
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
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
THOUGHT — [thought] past and past part of think [2]thought n [ME, fr. OE thoht; akin to OE thencan to think--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
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PAUSE — [pause] n [ME, fr. L pausa, fr. Gk pausis, fr. pauein to stop] (15c) 1: a temporary stop 2. a: …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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THOUGHT — covert symbolic responses to intrinsic (arising from within) or extrinsic (arising from the environment) stimuli. Thought, or thinking, is considered …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAUSE — pause BrE AmE pɔːz pɑːz ▷ paused pɔːzd pɑːzd ▷ pauses ˈpɔːz ɪz -əz ˈpɑːz- ▷ pausing ˈpɔːz ɪŋ ˈpɑːz-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THOUGHT — / θɔːt; NAmE / noun STH YOU THINK 1. [ C ] thought (of sth / of doing sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAUSE — / pɔːz; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] to stop talking or doing sth for …
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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THOUGHT — I. thought 1 /θɔːt $ θɒːt/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ think 1 II. thought …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAUSE — I. pause 1 W3 /pɔːz $ pɒːz/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive] to stop speaking or doing something for …
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GIVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THOUGHT — n. 1 the process or power of thinking; the faculty of reason. 2 a way of thinking characteristic of or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAUSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an interval of inaction, esp. when due to hesitation; a temporary stop. 2 a break …
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
THOUGHT — n. 1 the process or power of thinking; the faculty of reason. 2 a way of thinking characteristic of or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAUSE — n. & v. n. 1 an interval of inaction, esp. when due to hesitation; a temporary stop. 2 a break …
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
THOUGHT — 1. n.1 the process or power of thinking; the faculty of reason. 2 a way of thinking characteristic of or …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
PAUSE — n. & v. --n. 1. an interval of inaction, esp. when due to hesitation; a temporary stop. 2 a break …
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
GIVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THOUGHT — ( thoughts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Thought is the past …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
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
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THOUGHT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Thought is the past tense …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THOUGHT — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a positive thought ▪ Think positive thoughts. abstract thought (= thinking about ideas ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
GIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THOUGHT — (THINKING) [noun] - the act of thinking about or considering something or the matters which are thought aboutGive yourself plenty …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab

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