How to pronounce pause in British English
“pause” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to pause the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“pause” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> King John: (pause) Agreed.
UK Parliament
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massive pause for reflection.
The Scottish Parliament
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us all pause for thought.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “pause”
Words one sound away from pause — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “pause”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of pause. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.