# pauses

Pronunciation: say "PAWZ-iz" US /ˈpɔzɪz/, UK /ˈpɔːzɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of pause. — plural of pause
   - Simple: Plural of pause. Use this form when talking about more than one short stop.
   - _The speaker filled her awkward pauses with nervous laughter._
   - _Careful pauses in the music gave each phrase room to breathe._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of pause. — third-person singular simple present indicative of pause
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of pause. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _He pauses at the doorway whenever he hears his name called._
   - _The narrator pauses for effect just before revealing the twist._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pauses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).