pause
/pɔːz/verb
उच्चारण पॉज़
थोड़ा रुकना, ठहरना, विराम लेना
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[I]
to stop talking or doing something for a short time before continuing
थोड़ा रुकना, ठहरना, विराम लेना
- She paused for breath and then went on with the speech.
- He paused at the door and looked back.
- He paused before answering the difficult question.
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- The speaker paused for a sip of water.
- Radhika paused at the gate to look back at her school.
Synonyms stop briefly halt break off
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[T] ~ sth
to stop a video, a recording or a game for a short time
(वीडियो, रिकॉर्डिंग) रोकना, पॉज़ करना
- Pause the video and copy the diagram.
- Pause the song for a minute; someone is at the door.
- Pause the match; I'll be back in a minute.
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- You can pause the recording and take notes.
- He paused the film to answer the door.
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[C] ~ (in sth)
a short period of time during which somebody stops talking or stops what they are doing
विराम, ठहराव, रुकावट
- There was a long pause before she answered.
- a pause in the fighting
- There was an awkward pause in the conversation.
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- After a short pause, the singer began the next song.
- Take a pause between exercises to catch your breath.
Opposite continuation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pause + to-infinitive / pause for + noun
Pause to + verb says why you stop: She paused to think. Pause for + noun names the thing you stop for: paused for breath.
'Pause + to-infinitive' रुकने का उद्देश्य बताता है। 'Pause for + noun' जिस चीज़ के लिए रुके, उसे बताता है: paused for breath।
- Radhika paused to think before answering.
- He paused for a sip of water.
pause (intransitive verb)
As a verb, pause is usually intransitive: The speaker paused. But in computing it is transitive: pause the video.
क्रिया के रूप में 'pause' प्रायः अकर्मक है: The speaker paused। पर computing में यह सकर्मक है: pause the video।
- Pause the video and write the answer.
a pause (noun) + in / between
A pause in speech or activity. Use in for the activity, between for two things.
'A pause' भाषण या गतिविधि में विराम है। गतिविधि के लिए in और दो वस्तुओं के बीच के लिए between आता है।
- There was a long pause in the talks.
give sb pause
To give someone pause means to make them stop and think carefully, often with doubt. It is a formal idiom.
'Give sb pause' का अर्थ किसी को रुककर ध्यान से सोचने पर मजबूर करना है। यह एक formal idiom है।
- The strange offer gave him pause.
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adjective + pause
longbriefawkwarddramaticmomentary
- There was an awkward pause after his question.
verb + pause
take afill abreak apressfall into a
- Take a pause and revise the passage.
pause + preposition
for breathfor thoughtfor effectin the conversation
- He paused for effect before announcing the winner.
adverb + pause
brieflyhesitantlythoughtfullymomentarily
- She paused briefly and then went on.
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- The bus paused at the stop and then left.
बस स्टॉप पर थोड़ी देर रुकी और फिर चली गई।
- After a short pause, the singer began again.
थोड़े विराम के बाद गायक ने फिर शुरू किया।
- He spoke without a pause for ten minutes.
वह दस मिनट तक बिना रुके बोलता रहा।
- Please pause the song; I need to answer the door.
कृपया गाना रोक दीजिए; मुझे दरवाज़ा खोलना है।
- The teacher paused and looked around the class.
शिक्षक रुके और कक्षा में चारों ओर देखा।
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✗ She paused for to think.
✓ She paused to think.
To show purpose, use to + verb without for.
उद्देश्य बताने के लिए 'to + verb' आता है, उसके साथ 'for' नहीं लगता।
✗ There was a pause between the talk.
✓ There was a pause in the talk.
Use in for the activity that is interrupted.
जिस गतिविधि में विराम आया, उसके लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ The pause of the music surprised us.
✓ The pause in the music surprised us.
Pause takes in, not of, before the thing interrupted.
जिस चीज़ में रुकावट आई, उसके पहले 'pause' के साथ 'in' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
give sb pause (for thought)
to make somebody think seriously about something before acting
(किसी को) सोचने पर मजबूर कर देना
- The accident should give the authorities pause for thought.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Give sb pause for thought.
Idiom 'give sb pause for thought' पूछा जाता है।