"pause" meaning in English

See pause in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pause, pause, pauses
  1. η παύση, η διακοπή
    Sense id: el-pause-en-noun-tEbQQjYR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

Forms: pause, pause, pauses, paused, paused, pausing
  1. διακόπτω, σταματάω, κοντοστέκομαι, σταματώ να μιλάω ή να κάνω κάτι προσωρινά πριν συνεχίσω
    Sense id: el-pause-en-verb-A81OlDsn
  2. πατάω παύση για να σταματήσω ένα βίντεο κτλ. για λίγο
    Sense id: el-pause-en-verb-rP8T1Sqs
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pause"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pauses",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was a small pause in the conversation.",
          "translation": "Έγινε μια μικρή παύση στην κουβέντα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η παύση, η διακοπή"
      ],
      "id": "el-pause-en-noun-tEbQQjYR",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μετρήσιμο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "break"
    },
    {
      "word": "breather"
    },
    {
      "word": "halt"
    },
    {
      "word": "interlude"
    },
    {
      "word": "intermission"
    },
    {
      "word": "interval"
    },
    {
      "word": "letup"
    },
    {
      "word": "recess"
    },
    {
      "word": "respite"
    },
    {
      "word": "stoppage"
    },
    {
      "word": "stopping"
    },
    {
      "word": "suspension"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pause"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pause"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pauses",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paused",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paused",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pausing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He paused his studies but he’s thinking about continuing with them.",
          "translation": "Διέκοψε τις σπουδές του αλλά σκέπτεται να τις συνεχίσει."
        },
        {
          "text": "He paused for a moment, looked at the audience and continued.",
          "translation": "Σταμάτησε για λίγο, κοίταξε το ακροατήριο και συνέχισε."
        },
        {
          "text": "She paused for a moment and greeted her.",
          "translation": "Κοντοστάθηκε μια στιγμή και τη χαιρέτησε."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "διακόπτω, σταματάω, κοντοστέκομαι, σταματώ να μιλάω ή να κάνω κάτι προσωρινά πριν συνεχίσω"
      ],
      "id": "el-pause-en-verb-A81OlDsn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She paused the movie to go and answer the door.",
          "translation": "Πάτησε παύση στην ταινία για να πάει να ανοίξει την πόρτα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "πατάω παύση για να σταματήσω ένα βίντεο κτλ. για λίγο"
      ],
      "id": "el-pause-en-verb-rP8T1Sqs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pause"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pause"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pauses",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was a small pause in the conversation.",
          "translation": "Έγινε μια μικρή παύση στην κουβέντα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η παύση, η διακοπή"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μετρήσιμο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "break"
    },
    {
      "word": "breather"
    },
    {
      "word": "halt"
    },
    {
      "word": "interlude"
    },
    {
      "word": "intermission"
    },
    {
      "word": "interval"
    },
    {
      "word": "letup"
    },
    {
      "word": "recess"
    },
    {
      "word": "respite"
    },
    {
      "word": "stoppage"
    },
    {
      "word": "stopping"
    },
    {
      "word": "suspension"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pause"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pause"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pause",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pauses",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paused",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paused",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pausing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He paused his studies but he’s thinking about continuing with them.",
          "translation": "Διέκοψε τις σπουδές του αλλά σκέπτεται να τις συνεχίσει."
        },
        {
          "text": "He paused for a moment, looked at the audience and continued.",
          "translation": "Σταμάτησε για λίγο, κοίταξε το ακροατήριο και συνέχισε."
        },
        {
          "text": "She paused for a moment and greeted her.",
          "translation": "Κοντοστάθηκε μια στιγμή και τη χαιρέτησε."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "διακόπτω, σταματάω, κοντοστέκομαι, σταματώ να μιλάω ή να κάνω κάτι προσωρινά πριν συνεχίσω"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She paused the movie to go and answer the door.",
          "translation": "Πάτησε παύση στην ταινία για να πάει να ανοίξει την πόρτα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "πατάω παύση για να σταματήσω ένα βίντεο κτλ. για λίγο"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pause"
}

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