Pause (verb)
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
Pause (verb)
To interrupt an activity and wait.
“When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.”
Pause (verb)
To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
Pause (verb)
To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
“to pause a song, a video, or a computer game”
Pause (verb)
To consider; to reflect.
Pause (noun)
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Pause (noun)
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
Pause (noun)
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
Pause (noun)
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
“Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.”
Pause (noun)
A break or paragraph in writing.
Pause (noun)
A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
Pause (noun)
alternative spelling of Pause||a button that pauses or resumes something
Pause (noun)
take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
Resume (verb)
To take back possession of (something). from 15th c.
Resume (verb)
To summarise. from 15th c.
Resume (verb)
To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. from 15th c.
“We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.”
Resume (noun)
A summary or synopsis. from 18th c.
Resume (noun)
A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications, a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job). from 20th c.
Pause (verb)
interrupt action or speech briefly
“she paused, at a loss for words”
Pause (verb)
temporarily interrupt the operation of (a process or device)
“she had paused a tape on the VCR”
Pause (noun)
a temporary stop in action or speech
“she dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain”
“he chattered away without pause”
Pause (noun)
a mark over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount.
Pause (noun)
a control allowing the temporary interruption of recording, playback, or other process.
Resume (verb)
begin again or continue after a pause or interruption
“a day later normal service was resumed”
“the talks resumed in April”
Resume (verb)
begin speaking again after a pause or interruption
“he sipped at the glass of water and then resumed”
Resume (verb)
take or put on again
“the judge resumed his seat”
Resume (noun)
a summary
“I gave him a quick résumé of events”
Resume (noun)
another term for curriculum vitae