Word a Day
pause
What does pause mean?
pause (verb): to interrupt an activity and wait.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pause in a sentence?
- When telling the scary story, he paused for effect. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce pause?
/pɔz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pause come from?
From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of pause?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “pause”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “pause” mean?
have as a part, be made up out of
Not quite: that's what include means.
to interrupt an activity and wait
Right! That's what “pause” means.
to fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc
Not quite: that's what miss means.
make a mark or lines on a surface
Not quite: that's what draw means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “pause”?
increase
Not quite: increase means something else.
remember
Not quite: remember means something else.
consider
Not quite: consider means something else.
hesitate
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