pause
/pɔz/ noun B1- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- Hesitation; suspense; doubt. · to take pause· to give pause
- In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark. · Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
- A break or paragraph in writing.
- A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
Plural pauses
From the library
Holmes,” he answered after a pause.
Until then we may each do what we like; for I can assure you that this inquiry has come to a definite pause.”
There was a brief pause, during which Louis XVIII.
On opening the door, Villefort found himself facing him, and the young magistrate’s first impulse was to pause.
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