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Pause: Meaning, Examples, and Correct Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：Pause media (Pause)

Pause 🔊

/pɔːz/

v. & n.

To temporarily stop an action, like a video or music, with the intention of starting again soon.

Remote control pressing pause button frozen TV screen

Pause media 🔊

➕

/pɔːz ˈmiːdiə/

v. & n.

To temporarily stop the playback of a video, audio, or other media, with the intention of resuming later.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'pausa', from Greek 'pausis' meaning stopping, ceasing.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of hitting 'pause' on a remote to freeze the action, giving you a moment to think.

📖 Example

Let me pause the movie for a second, I need to grab some snacks from the kitchen. 🔊 Let me pause the movie for a second, I need to grab some snacks from the kitchen.

🔗 Collocations

pause button – a control that temporarily stops playback

pause the video – to stop the video temporarily

hit pause – to press the pause control

🔄 Synonyms

stop (v.) – to cease moving or operating

freeze (v.) – to become motionless or fixed

halt (v.) – to come to a stop

🚫 Antonyms

continue (v.) – to keep happening or doing something

resume (v.) – to start again after a pause

play (v.) – to start or continue media playback

🌱 Derivatives

pausing (adj.) – characterized by brief stops

pauseless (adj.) – without pauses, continuous

📖 Cultural Story

The word entered English from Old French 'pause' in the 15th century. In modern digital culture, 'pause' is a universal command for media players, representing a temporary stop.

Meaning 2：Pause in speech (Pause)

Pause 🔊

/pɔːz/

v. & n.

To stop speaking or doing something for a short time, often to think.

Speaker pausing thoughtfully with open mouth

Pause in speech 🔊

➕

/pɔːz ɪn spiːtʃ/

v. & n.

To stop speaking or doing something for a short time, often to think or compose oneself.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

He took a deep breath and paused before answering the difficult question. 🔊 He took a deep breath and paused before answering the difficult question.

🔗 Collocations

pause for a moment – to stop briefly

pause to think – to stop in order to consider

awkward pause – a period of silence that feels uncomfortable

🔄 Synonyms

hesitate (v.) – to be slow in acting or speaking due to uncertainty

break off (v.) – to stop suddenly

interrupt (v.) – to stop someone from speaking by saying something

🚫 Antonyms

continue (v.) – to keep speaking or doing without stopping

proceed (v.) – to go on after a stop

rush (v.) – to do something quickly without pausing

🌱 Derivatives

pauser (n.) – one who pauses

paused (adj.) – having been stopped temporarily