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to pause
01
to briefly stop a particular thing such as process before carrying on
Transitive: to pause an activity or process
Examples
They are pausing the game to discuss strategy.
He paused the music to answer the doorbell.
02
to stop for a time
Intransitive
Examples
The construction work paused during the heavy rain.
He paused and waited for the audience to settle down.
Pause
Examples
The speaker took a pause to allow the audience to absorb the information.
After a short pause, she continued her presentation with renewed confidence.
02
temporary inactivity
03
the action of temporarily stopping the playback of a media file, allowing users to resume from where they left off
