pause
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effortTo take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
» Tom paused at the door.
Том призупинився біля дверей.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
pausieren
де́лать переры́вdélatʹ pererýv, сде́лать переры́вsdélatʹ pererýv
(transitive)To stop (an activity) for a while.
(intransitive)To interrupt an activity and wait.
When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
pausieren, innehalten
де́лать па́узуdélatʹ páuzu, сде́лать па́узуsdélatʹ páuzu
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
(intransitive)To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
(transitive)To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
to pause a song, a video, or a computer game
pausieren
(intransitive, obsolete)To consider; to reflect.
Examples
189 sentencesTom paused at the door.
Том призупинився біля дверей.
Tom paused in the doorway.
Том зупинився у дверному отворі.
Tom pressed the pause button.
Том натиснув на паузу.
ruТом нажал на паузу.
We should sometimes pause to think.
He paused to have a cigarette.
ruОн прервался на перекур.
deEr machte eine Zigarettenpause.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from AncieFrom Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.
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Forms
pauses, pausing, paused, pausedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle