pause
gb/pˈɔz/ us/pˈɔz/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Stop briefly
To stop what you are doing for a short time and then start again.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to pause [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'pause' means the action will continue later.
పర్యాయపదాలు
halt (Implies a more complete or abrupt stop, not always temporary.)
|
break (Often used for longer or more planned stops.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
continue (Means to keep going without stopping.)
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resume (Means to start again after stopping.)
పదకలయికలు
pause briefly
|pause the video
|pause for thought
|pause to consider
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I paused the video to write notes.
- Please pause and listen to me.
- He paused before he spoke.
- We paused our game to eat.
నామవాచకం
A2
event
2
Short break or stop
A short time when something stops and then starts again.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may overuse 'break' instead of 'pause' when describing very short stops, especially in conversation.
పర్యాయపదాలు
break (Can be longer and less temporary than a pause.)
|
interruption (Implies something has been broken into, sometimes unexpectedly.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
continuation (Means going on without any break.)
పదకలయికలు
long pause
|awkward pause
|brief pause
|pregnant pause
విషయాలు
daily life
|communication
|time
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
A2
action
3
Temporarily stop a device
To make a machine or program stop for a short time without turning it off.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to pause [device/media]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pause' with 'stop', but 'stop' often ends the action completely rather than temporarily halting it.
పర్యాయపదాలు
freeze (In computing, can mean the system has stopped working unintentionally.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
play (In media contexts, to start or continue playing.)
పదకలయికలు
pause the recording
|pause the game
|pause playback
విషయాలు
technology
|media
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Pause the music, please.
- I paused the video to drink water.
- He paused the game to eat dinner.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
pause
IPA
GB/pˈɔz/
US/pˈɔz/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
pause (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (pause)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: pause
- Plural: pauses
Verb
- Base: pause
- 3rd Person Singular: pauses
- Present Participle: pausing
- Past: paused
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
pauses
noun
pausing
verb
paused
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unpause
verb
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- There was a pregnant pause before he finally told the truth.
- She let the pregnant pause hang in the air before continuing.