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# pause

noun (pause, pauses); verb (pause, pauses, paused, pausing)

«pause» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pause is a short stop or rest. To pause means to stop for a little while and then go on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#m1)
2. To pause a video, film or game is to stop it so you can start it again from the same place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: a short stop that adds time to a task or trip: time = moving time + pauses; no distance is covered during a pause; or the gaps between things. In reading: a comma tells you to pause. In music: a short rest. Phrases: pause for, a short pause, pause button, without a pause, pause for thought.

### Examples

- He walked 2 hours with a 15-minute pause. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x1)
- She paused 3 times for 5 minutes each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x2)
- The song has a 10-second pause. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x3)
- How long was the trip with the pause? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x4)
- Pause the film while I get a drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x5)
- When you read aloud, pause at each full stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x6)
- There was a long pause before she answered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x7)
- Press the pause button to stop the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x8)
- On the hilltop he paused for breath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/#x9)

### Note

Homophone: «paws» (animal feet) sounds the same. Adds to the total time: time = moving time + pauses. Trap: no distance is covered during a pause.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pause» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pause» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pause.html) on Mova free.