Meaning

• A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.

Meaning

• A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

• A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

• Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

• In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.

  "Teach the pupil to mind the pauses."

• A break or paragraph in writing.

• A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.

• (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate

Meaning

• To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

• To interrupt an activity and wait.

  "When telling the scary story, he paused for effect."

• To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

• To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

  "to pause a song, a video, or a computer game"

• To consider; to reflect.