Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave pause

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
gave -pause
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of give pause

Questions

What does gave pause mean?
simple past of give pause

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