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Pause (verb)
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
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Pause (verb)
To interrupt an activity and wait.
“When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.”
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Pause (verb)
To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
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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”
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Pause (verb)
To consider; to reflect.
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Pause (noun)
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
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Pause (noun)
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
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Pause (noun)
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
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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.”
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Pause (noun)
A break or paragraph in writing.
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Pause (noun)
A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
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Pause (noun)
alternative spelling of Pause||a button that pauses or resumes something
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Pause (noun)
take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
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Resume (verb)
To take back possession of (something). from 15th c.
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Resume (verb)
To summarise. from 15th c.
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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.”
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Resume (noun)
A summary or synopsis. from 18th c.
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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.
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Pause (verb)
interrupt action or speech briefly
“she paused, at a loss for words”
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Pause (verb)
temporarily interrupt the operation of (a process or device)
“she had paused a tape on the VCR”
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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”
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Pause (noun)
a mark over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount.
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Pause (noun)
a control allowing the temporary interruption of recording, playback, or other process.
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Resume (verb)
begin again or continue after a pause or interruption
“a day later normal service was resumed”
“the talks resumed in April”
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Resume (verb)
begin speaking again after a pause or interruption
“he sipped at the glass of water and then resumed”
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Resume (verb)
take or put on again
“the judge resumed his seat”
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Resume (noun)
a summary
“I gave him a quick résumé of events”
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Resume (noun)
another term for curriculum vitae