pause
gb/pˈɔz/ us/pˈɔz/
A2
Anglų
~ 2500
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
A2
action
1
Stop briefly
To stop what you are doing for a short time and then start again.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to pause [something]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'pause' means the action will continue later.
Sinonimai
halt (Implies a more complete or abrupt stop, not always temporary.)
|
break (Often used for longer or more planned stops.)
Antonimai
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
|
resume (Means to start again after stopping.)
Kolokacijos
pause briefly
|pause the video
|pause for thought
|pause to consider
Temos
daily life
|communication
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I paused the video to write notes.
- Please pause and listen to me.
- He paused before he spoke.
- We paused our game to eat.
Daiktavardis
A2
event
2
Short break or stop
A short time when something stops and then starts again.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may overuse 'break' instead of 'pause' when describing very short stops, especially in conversation.
Sinonimai
break (Can be longer and less temporary than a pause.)
|
interruption (Implies something has been broken into, sometimes unexpectedly.)
Antonimai
continuation (Means going on without any break.)
Kolokacijos
long pause
|awkward pause
|brief pause
|pregnant pause
Temos
daily life
|communication
|time
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Veiksmažodis
A2
action
3
Temporarily stop a device
To make a machine or program stop for a short time without turning it off.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to pause [device/media]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'stop' often ends the action completely rather than temporarily halting it.
Sinonimai
freeze (In computing, can mean the system has stopped working unintentionally.)
Antonimai
play (In media contexts, to start or continue playing.)
Kolokacijos
pause the recording
|pause the game
|pause playback
Temos
technology
|media
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- Pause the music, please.
- I paused the video to drink water.
- He paused the game to eat dinner.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
pause
IPA
GB/pˈɔz/
US/pˈɔz/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
pause (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (pause)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: pause
- Plural: pauses
Verb
- Base: pause
- 3rd Person Singular: pauses
- Present Participle: pausing
- Past: paused
Žodžių šeima
Forms
pauses
noun
pausing
verb
paused
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unpause
verb
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- There was a pregnant pause before he finally told the truth.
- She let the pregnant pause hang in the air before continuing.