pause
gb/pˈɔz/ us/pˈɔz/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Stop briefly
To stop what you are doing for a short time and then start again.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to pause [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'pause' means the action will continue later.
Συνώνυμα
halt (Implies a more complete or abrupt stop, not always temporary.)
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break (Often used for longer or more planned stops.)
Αντώνυμα
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
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resume (Means to start again after stopping.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
pause briefly
|pause the video
|pause for thought
|pause to consider
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She paused to take a sip of water.
- He paused the movie to answer the phone.
- The speaker paused for a moment before continuing.
- I paused my workout to tie my shoes.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I paused the video to write notes.
- Please pause and listen to me.
- He paused before he spoke.
- We paused our game to eat.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
event
2
Short break or stop
A short time when something stops and then starts again.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse 'break' instead of 'pause' when describing very short stops, especially in conversation.
Συνώνυμα
break (Can be longer and less temporary than a pause.)
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interruption (Implies something has been broken into, sometimes unexpectedly.)
Αντώνυμα
continuation (Means going on without any break.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
long pause
|awkward pause
|brief pause
|pregnant pause
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- There was a long pause before she answered.
- He took a pause to catch his breath.
- After a brief pause, the teacher continued speaking.
- The pause in conversation felt awkward.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- There was a pause in the talk.
- He made a pause before answering.
- We had a short pause for tea.
- She spoke after a long pause.
Ρήμα
A2
action
3
Temporarily stop a device
To make a machine or program stop for a short time without turning it off.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to pause [device/media]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'stop' often ends the action completely rather than temporarily halting it.
Συνώνυμα
freeze (In computing, can mean the system has stopped working unintentionally.)
Αντώνυμα
play (In media contexts, to start or continue playing.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
pause the recording
|pause the game
|pause playback
Θέματα
technology
|media
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- You can pause the video if you need a break.
- I paused the music when the phone rang.
- She paused the game to get some snacks.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Pause the music, please.
- I paused the video to drink water.
- He paused the game to eat dinner.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
pause
IPA
GB/pˈɔz/
US/pˈɔz/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
pause (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (pause)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: pause
- Plural: pauses
Verb
- Base: pause
- 3rd Person Singular: pauses
- Present Participle: pausing
- Past: paused
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
pauses
noun
pausing
verb
paused
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unpause
verb
Εκφράσεις
pause for thought
1/pˈɔz fɚ θˈɔt/
fixed phrase
Stop briefly to think
To stop for a short time so you can think carefully before you speak or act.
Παραδείγματα
- His question made her pause for thought before answering.
- The news should make us all pause for thought about our future.
pregnant pause
1/pɹˈɛɡnənt pˈɔz/
idiom
literary
A pause full of unspoken meaning
A short time of silence that feels important or full of meaning.
Παραδείγματα
- There was a pregnant pause before she responded to the question.
- After his confession, a pregnant pause filled the room.
pregnant pause
2/pɹˈɛɡnənt pˈɔz/
idiom
Meaningful or tense silence
A silence that feels important because people expect something to happen or be said.
Παραδείγματα
- There was a pregnant pause before he finally told the truth.
- She let the pregnant pause hang in the air before continuing.