paused

verb

SayPAWZD/pɔzd/UK/pɔːzd/

1 meaning of paused

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of pause.
The speaker paused for a moment to let the point sink in.
She paused the recording so she could jot down a few notes.
Note
One spelling does two jobs: the simple past (she paused) and the participle after have (she had paused). The participle also forms passives, but only from the transitive uses, stopping an activity or halting playback. So the film was paused is natural, while the speaker was paused is not, because a speaker who stops talking pauses without pausing anything.

paused is a form of pause

pause, verb: To take a brief rest or break, especially after a period of effort. Full entry

Forms: pausepauses he/she/itpausing -ing formpaused past tense, past participle
Spelling: pause → paused: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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