noun

pause

Translation

pause, break, interruption, hesitation

Let's take a short pause.

He paused the movie to get a snack.

There was a long pause in the conversation.

a pause ((in sth.)) a temporary stop in an activity or speech. There was a long pause in the conversation.

to pause ((sth.)) to stop an activity or a machine temporarily. He paused the movie.

Synonyms: break, rest, stop; Antonyms: continuation

From Latin 'pausa' meaning 'a halt, stop'.

Think of the pause button '||' on a remote control. It can be used as a verb ('to pause') or a noun ('a pause').