Pause Pɔːz Conversation Long David Waited Question Rain

• there was a long pause before she answered.
• david waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question.
• after a brief pause, they continued climbing.
• the rain fell without pause.

pause

1. a period of time during which somebody stops talking or stops what they are doing
• There was a long pause before she answered.
• David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question.
• After a brief pause, they continued climbing.
• The rain fell without pause.
2. a sign (𝄐) over a note or a rest to show that it should be longer than usual
3. a control that allows you to stop a DVD player, etc. for a short time
• Press pause to stop the tape.
4. to make somebody think seriously about something or hesitate before doing something
• Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause.
5. an occasion when nobody speaks, although people are aware that there are feelings or thoughts to express
• There was a pregnant pause before she replied.

Extra Examples

• Everyone nodded in agreement in the pauses between his sentences.
• He made frequent pauses to catch his breath.
• He read very slowly and with frequent pauses.
• In the pause that followed, I noticed that he was shaking.
• Shall we take a pause here?
• She read the whole text without a pause.
• There was a long pause before he spoke again.
• a pause for breath
• during a pause in the conversation
• in the pauses between his jokes
• David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask Joe his question.
• The rain fell without pause.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pausein ‘to stop’.