Pause

//pɔz//

Synonyms for "pause" (296 found)

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Related words (148)

lagging lapse lay off layoff lead let up letup ligature linger logjam lull make bones about mark mark time measure metronomic mark minim modesty moratorium nap

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notation objection obstruction off-time open juncture paperasserie period plateau point point of repose ponder presa procrastinate protest pull back quail qualm qualm of conscience qualmishness quarter rest quiet spell recess recoil red tape red-tapeism red-tapery relief remission reprieve respite rest resting point retardance retardation retreat rising terminal sandhi scruple scrupulosity scrupulousness segno semicolon shilly shally shilly-shally shrink shrinking shy shy at shyness sign signature sixteenth rest slack slow up slow-up slowdown slowness slur space spell stammer stand down stand-down standstill stay stay of execution stick at stickle stickling stop stop for breath stop to consider stoppage straddle the fence strain strain at stumble surcease suspend suspension swell symbol take a break take a recess take a rest take five take ten take time out tarry tea break tempo mark terminal think twice think twice about tie tie up tie-up time lag time off time out time signature truce vacation vinculum wait waver wince withdraw word boundary yield

Noun(15 words)

lapse leave leave of absence respite resting stoppage stopping time away time off vac vaca vacation vacay vacillation wavering

Verb(1 words)

leave off

Adverb(1 words)

no diddy

Intj(1 words)

no homo

Related word relations

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12 relation types

More general

10 entries

break up cut off delay discontinuity disrupt inactivity interrupt interval period time interval

More specific

15 entries

breaktime coffee break comfort stop fag break half time intermission interval lunchtime playtime prorogation smoko stop tea break time-out vacation

Antonyms

2 entries

play resume

Synonyms

1 entries

hesitate

Related terms

2 entries

delay desist

derived

32 entries

Engels' pause Gigapause Macready pause Omegapause aeropause autopause coffee pause filled pause give pause hit pause homopause interpause intrapause ionopause micropause millennial pause

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distinct from

1 entries

play

etymologically related_to

1 entries

pausa

has context

1 entries

music

is a

4 entries

device inactivity time interval time period

manner of

1 entries

interrupt

related to

43 entries

action awhile break button command computer continuance dvd halt hesitate momentary momentary wait musical musical rest nearly nearly stop

Showing 16 of 43 words.

Translations

158 translations across 52 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

παῦσις noun (temporary stop or rest)

Arabic

3 entries

تَوَقُّف noun (temporary stop or rest)
وَقْف noun (temporary stop or rest)
تَوَقَّفَ verb (to interrupt something)

Armenian

1 entries

դադար noun (temporary stop or rest)

Belarusian

3 entries

па́ўза noun (temporary stop or rest)
перапы́нак noun (temporary stop or rest)
прэ́рва noun (temporary stop or rest)

Bulgarian

4 entries

междуча́сие noun (temporary stop or rest)
па́уза noun (temporary stop or rest)
пра́вя пауза verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
прекъ́свам verb (to interrupt something)

Catalan

2 entries

pausa noun (temporary stop or rest)
pausar verb (to interrupt something)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

停頓 /停顿 noun (temporary stop or rest)
暫停 /暂停 noun (temporary stop or rest)
停頓 /停顿 verb (to interrupt something)
暫停 /暂停 verb (to interrupt something)

Cornish

1 entries

hedhi verb (to interrupt something)

Czech

2 entries

pauza noun (temporary stop or rest)
přestávka noun (temporary stop or rest)

Danish

2 entries

pause noun (temporary stop or rest)
pause verb (to halt playback temporarily)

Dutch

2 entries

pauze noun (temporary stop or rest)
pauzeren verb (to interrupt something)

Esperanto

4 entries

paŭzo noun (temporary stop or rest)
paŭzi verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
paŭzi verb (to interrupt something)
paŭzigi verb (to halt playback temporarily)

Estonian

1 entries

paus noun (temporary stop or rest)

Finnish

4 entries

katko noun (temporary stop or rest)
keskeytys noun (temporary stop or rest)
lepoaika noun (temporary stop or rest)
pysähdys noun (temporary stop or rest)

French

3 entries

pause noun (temporary stop or rest)
faire une pause verb (to interrupt something)
pauser verb (to interrupt something)

Georgian

2 entries

პაუზა noun (temporary stop or rest)
შესვენება noun (temporary stop or rest)

German

4 entries

Pause noun (temporary stop or rest)
innehalten verb (to interrupt something)
pausieren verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
pausieren verb (to interrupt something)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 verb (to take a temporary rest or break)

Greek

1 entries

παύση noun (temporary stop or rest)

Hebrew

1 entries

אתנח noun (temporary stop or rest)

Hindi

4 entries

अटकाना verb (to interrupt something)
ठहरना verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
ठहराना verb (to interrupt something)
रुकना verb (to take a temporary rest or break)

Hungarian

4 entries

szünet noun (temporary stop or rest)
hatásszünetet tart verb (to interrupt something)
megpihen verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
megáll (egy kicsit) verb (to interrupt something)

Ido

2 entries

pauzo noun (temporary stop or rest)
pauzar verb (to interrupt something)

Indonesian

2 entries

beristirahat verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
jeda verb (to halt playback temporarily)

Ingrian

1 entries

piätös noun (temporary stop or rest)

Iranian Persian

2 entries

تَوَقُّف noun (temporary stop or rest)
مَکْث noun (temporary stop or rest)

Italian

2 entries

pausa noun (temporary stop or rest)
mettere in pausa verb (to interrupt something)

Japanese

4 entries

中断 noun (temporary stop or rest)
休憩 noun (temporary stop or rest)
休止 noun (temporary stop or rest)
一時停止 verb (to halt playback temporarily)

Javanese

2 entries

jeda verb (to halt playback temporarily)
jedha verb (to halt playback temporarily)

Khmer

1 entries

បង្អង់ verb (to interrupt something)

Korean

3 entries

멈춤 noun (temporary stop or rest)
휴게 noun (temporary stop or rest)
휴지 noun (temporary stop or rest)

Latin

1 entries

pausa noun (temporary stop or rest)

Latvian

2 entries

pārtraukums noun (temporary stop or rest)
pārtraukt verb (to interrupt something)

Lithuanian

3 entries

pauzė noun (temporary stop or rest)
pertrauka noun (temporary stop or rest)
pertraukti verb (to interrupt something)

Macedonian

1 entries

пауза noun (temporary stop or rest)

Malay

1 entries

jeda noun (temporary stop or rest)

Māori

4 entries

okiokinga noun (temporary stop or rest)
whakamatuatanga noun (temporary stop or rest)
okioki verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
okioki verb (to interrupt something)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

pause noun (temporary stop or rest)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

آرالق noun (temporary stop or rest)

Polish

4 entries

pauza noun (temporary stop or rest)
przerwa noun (temporary stop or rest)
pauzować verb (to interrupt something)
przerywać verb (to interrupt something)

Portuguese

3 entries

pausa noun (temporary stop or rest)
descansar verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
pausar verb (to interrupt something)

Romanian

1 entries

pauză noun (temporary stop or rest)

Russian

4 entries

остано́вка noun (temporary stop or rest)
па́уза noun (temporary stop or rest)
переды́шка noun (temporary stop or rest)
переры́в noun (temporary stop or rest)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

pàuza noun (temporary stop or rest)
stȃnka noun (temporary stop or rest)
òdmor noun (temporary stop or rest)
о̀дмор noun (temporary stop or rest)

Slovak

2 entries

pauza noun (temporary stop or rest)
prestávka noun (temporary stop or rest)

Slovene

2 entries

odmor noun (temporary stop or rest)
pavza noun (temporary stop or rest)

Spanish

4 entries

pausa noun (temporary stop or rest)
descansar verb (to take a temporary rest or break)
interrumpir verb (to interrupt something)
parar verb (to interrupt something)

Swedish

4 entries

paus noun (temporary stop or rest)
vila noun (temporary stop or rest)
pausa verb (to interrupt something)
pausa verb (to halt playback temporarily)

Tocharian B

1 entries

mauki noun (temporary stop or rest)

Turkish

4 entries

mola noun (temporary stop or rest)
paydos noun (temporary stop or rest)
teneffüs noun (temporary stop or rest)
durdurmak verb (to halt playback temporarily)

Ukrainian

3 entries

па́вза noun (temporary stop or rest)
па́уза noun (temporary stop or rest)
пере́рва noun (temporary stop or rest)

Welsh

1 entries

saib noun (temporary stop or rest)

Sample sentences

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After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs.

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In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.

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There was a momentary pause.

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We should sometimes pause to think.

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