pauses

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of pause. Use this form when talking about more than one short stop.

   There were long pauses between her sentences.

   The actor's dramatic pauses kept the whole audience on edge.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of pause. Use it with he, she, or it.

   She pauses before answering every difficult question.

   The video pauses automatically when you look away from the screen.

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