Pauses meaning : A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. A short time for relaxing and doing something else. Hesitation; suspense; doubt. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark. A break or paragraph in writing. A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest. (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort. To interrupt an activity and wait. To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point. To consider; to reflect.