pause
pronunciation
How to pronounce pause in British English:
UK [pɔːz]
How to pronounce pause in American English:
US [pɔːz]
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- Noun:
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- temporary inactivity
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- Verb:
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- cease an action temporarily
Word Origin
- pause
- pause: [15] Greek paúein meant ‘stop’. Its noun derivative pausis passed into English via Latin pausa and Old French pause. The Greek word also lies behind English pose and repose. Its ultimate origins are not clear, although some etymologists have suggested links with Old Prussian pausto ‘wild’ and Old Church Slavonic pustiti ‘let go’.=> pose, repose
- pause (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French pausee "a pause, interruption" (14c.) and directly from Latin pausa "a halt, stop, cessation," from Greek pausis "stopping, ceasing," from pauein "to stop, to cause to cease," from PIE root *paus- "to leave, desert, cease, stop."
- pause (v.)
- mid-15c., from pause (n.) and from Middle French pauser, from Late Latin pausare "to halt, cease, pause," ultimately from Late Latin pausa. Related: Paused; pausing.
Example
- 1. Samsung focused primarily on its software innovation and interface inputs such as gesture control and smart scroll / pause .
- 2. The pause focuses attention on this key element .
- 3. To develop the pause , notice your next urge .
- 4. But a stir in the leaves gave me pause .
- 5. Other aspects of the vaccine may also give some families pause .