Pause (definition)

Main Entry: pause
Pronunciation: 'poz Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop

1. a temporary stop
2. a : a break in a verse b : a brief suspension of the voice to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts
3. temporary inaction especially as caused by uncertainty: HESITATION
4. a reason or cause for pausing (as to reconsider) - a thought that should give one pause