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/pɔːz/ 
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| I/you/we/they | pause |
| he/she/it | pauses |
| present participle | pausing |
| past tense | paused |
| past participle | paused |
She paused at the door and then left.
As we crossed the bridge, we paused to look at the boats.
He paused for a sip of water before continuing his speech.
He talked for ten minutes, scarcely pausing for breath.
This is the British English definition of pause. View American English definition of pause.
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