Pause
Pause verb - To come to a temporary halt in one's activity.
Visit
Visit verb - To make a social call upon.
How words are described
| nice | nice pause | nice visit |
| long | long pause | long visit |
| normal | normal pause | normal visit |
| brief | brief pause | brief visit |
| Other adjectives: short, complete, proper, little, quick, new, last, forbidden, several. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- When the trio visit a very upscale private school, Catholic Booth doesn't get a word of its Pretentious Latin Motto; Omnia Mea Mecum Porto, snarking that it must mean, "Normal People Stay Out." Bones and Zack translate it without pause - "I carry with me all my things." In unison.
Source: Smart People Know Latin -
Happens during Spike Milligan's BBC series Q6 (1975) — during a visit to Harrods, Milligan's character says "we pause here, the man backs out of shot and comes back with a new parcel three minutes later".
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