Pause - English meaning

verb

Break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later.

Usage examples:

The meeting was adjourned until december 4

verb

To rest or pause during a meeting or trial

Usage examples:

[ t ] they adjourned the meeting until after lunch., [ c ] there was a two-day adjournment in the t…

verb

To temporarily end a meeting or trial

Usage examples:

Adjourn for sth the meeting adjourned for lunch., adjourn a case/hearing/trial/inquest/meeting the …

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

verb

Come or bring to an end.

Usage examples:

The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed

verb

To stop an action or condition

Usage examples:

[ t ] clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money., [ + to infinitive ] it was hard to …

verb

To stop something

Usage examples:

Whether the protests will cease remains to be seen., the company has decided to cease all uk operat…

noun

The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

Usage examples:

The cessation of hostilities

noun

The ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] a cessation of violence

noun

The fact of something ending or stopping

Usage examples:

The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business.

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Usage examples:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Usage examples:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

verb

Make (someone or something) late or slow.

Usage examples:

The train was delayed

noun

A period of time by which something is late or postponed.

Usage examples:

A two-hour delay

verb

To make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected

Usage examples:

My plane was delayed by an hour., heavy snow delayed the start of the game., [ + -ing verb ] i thin…

verb

Stop doing something; cease or abstain.

Usage examples:

Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage

verb

To stop doing something

Usage examples:

She was ordered to desist from playing music after 11 p.m.

verb

To stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do

Usage examples:

Desist from the soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns., the high winds are ex…

noun

→  discontinuation

noun

The action of ceasing to do or provide something, especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

The discontinuation of the product was a surprise to many

noun

The act of stopping doing or providing something

Usage examples:

He favoured the discontinuation of laboratory studies of dolphins., with success in eradicating sma…

verb

Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

verb

To stop doing or providing something

Usage examples:

The bank is discontinuing this service.

noun

A unit of measurement equal to half an em and approximately the average width of typeset characters, used especially for estimating the total amount of space a text will require.

Usage examples:

We always place an en between the last two items of a list

prefix

(added to nouns) forming verbs meaning ‘put into or on’.

Usage examples:

Engulf

suffix

(forming verbs from adjectives) denoting the development, creation, or intensification of a state.

Usage examples:

Widen

verb

Lose strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

verb

Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

verb

To lose strength or purpose and pause or stop

Usage examples:

His career began to falter., faltering speech

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

Usage examples:

Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

Usage examples:

Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

verb

Bring or come to an abrupt stop.

Usage examples:

There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed

noun

A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.

Usage examples:

A halt in production

adjective

(of a person) having a physical disability.

Usage examples:

If a man were halt or hunch'd

verb

Pause in indecision before saying or doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unsure of what to say

verb

Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

verb

To pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] if you need anything, don’t hesitate to call me., [ + to infinitive ] the bank …

noun

A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Usage examples:

There was a brief hiatus in the war with france

noun

A short pause in which nothing happens, or a space where something no longer is

Usage examples:

Peace talks resumed this week after a five-month hiatus.

noun

A short pause in which nothing happens or is said, or a space where something is missing

Usage examples:

The company expects to resume production of the vehicle again after a two-month hiatus.

idiom

Refrain from doing

phrasal verb

Hesitate to act or speak.

Usage examples:

He held back, remembering the mistake he had made before

phrasal verb

Prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.

Usage examples:

My lack of experience held me back a bit

noun

An intervening period of time; an interval.

Usage examples:

Enjoying a lunchtime interlude

noun

A period or event that comes between two others and is different from them

Usage examples:

The ferry trip was a relaxing interlude during the drive.

noun

A short period when a situation or activity is different from what comes before and after it

Usage examples:

After a brief interlude working as an architect, he went travelling., the musical interludes don't …

noun

A pause or break.

Usage examples:

He was granted an intermission in his studies

noun

A brief period between the parts of a performance

noun

A short period between the parts of a play, film, concert, etc.

noun

The action of interrupting or being interrupted.

Usage examples:

A chance to study without interruption

noun

An occasion when someone or something stops something from happening for a short period

Usage examples:

Constant/frequent interruptions he found he worked better at home without the constant interruption…

noun

An intervening time.

Usage examples:

After his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings

noun

A period between two events or times, or the space between two points

Usage examples:

If there is a fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals., we’ve positioned guards around th…

noun

A period between two events or times

Usage examples:

We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.

idiom

Become less in amount or intensity

phrasal verb

(of something undesirable) become less intense.

Usage examples:

The rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon

phrasal verb

(esp. of something unpleasant) to become less strong or stop

Usage examples:

When the rain lets up we’ll go for a walk.

verb

Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

Usage examples:

The rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep

noun

A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.

Usage examples:

For two days there had been a lull in the fighting

verb

To cause someone to feel calm, sleepy, or safe

Usage examples:

The music lulled the infant to sleep., we were all lulled into thinking they wouldn't do anything.,…

noun

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering

verb

Postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.).

Usage examples:

The execution was only respited a few months

noun

A pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] the center provides a respite for teens in trouble.

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Usage examples:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Usage examples:

You look as though you need a rest

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Usage examples:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

noun

A situation or condition in which there is no movement or activity at all.

Usage examples:

The traffic came to a standstill

noun

A condition in which all movement or activity has stopped

Usage examples:

Bad weather brought construction to a standstill., the truck came to a standstill in the muddy field.

noun

A situation in which all movement or activity has stopped

Usage examples:

Be at a standstill labour negotiations are almost at a standstill., bring sth to a standstill the b…

verb

Remain in the same place.

Usage examples:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Usage examples:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Usage examples:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

noun

An instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped.

Usage examples:

A power stoppage

collocation

To stop something for a short period, often to rest, to eat food, or to have a drink

Usage examples:

You shouldn't drive for more than three hours without taking a break., we'll take another break at …

phrase

To breathe air into your lungs (as a single action)

Usage examples:

Take a deep breath the doctor told me to take a deep breath (= breathe in a lot of air)., i took a …

verb

Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.

Usage examples:

I rang the bell and waited

noun

A period of waiting.

Usage examples:

We had a long wait

verb

Move in a quivering way; flicker.

Usage examples:

The flame wavered in the draught

verb

To begin to doubt or lose your determination to do something

Usage examples:

He never wavered as the leading voice of african-americans’ call for freedom and equality., she wav…