See Also: Pause(tourism)
pause(medicine)
pause(2)(dictionary)
pause(1)(dictionary)
pause 2, noun(dictionary)
pause 1, verb(dictionary)
sinus pause(medicine)
respiratory pause(medicine)
preautomatic pause(medicine)
postextrasystolic pause(medicine)

pause(2) (iou)



pause verb. LME.
[from PAUSE noun or Old & mod. French pauser or Latin pausare.]
verb intrans. Make a pause; cease or interrupt movement, speech, etc., for a short time; wait, esp. hesitate. LME.
M. Frayn Everyone paused in mid-handshake. E. Welty There was one window, and she paused now and then,..looking out at the rain.
b. verb refl. Hold (oneself) back. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
verb intrans. Dwell, linger. Usu. foll. by on. M16.
verb trans. Cause to hesitate or pause. rare. M16.
pauser noun (rare) a person who pauses E-M17.