vacation

/və'keiʃn/

Thân thiện

We are taking a vacation at the beach this summer.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure: A period of time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to relax, travel, or engage in enjoyable activities.
   • The act of making something legally void: (Formal, legal) The act of annulling or canceling something, making it no longer legally valid.

2. Verb:

   • To spend or take a vacation: To go somewhere or take time off from work or school for a period of leisure.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Leisure time):
• Noun (Legal voiding):
• Verb:

Advanced Usage

• "To be on vacation": To be currently spending time away from work or home for leisure.
• "Paid vacation": Vacation time for which an employee continues to receive their salary.

Variants and Related Words

• Vacationer (noun): A person who is on vacation.
• Vacationland (noun): (Chiefly US) A region popular as a destination for vacations.

Synonyms

• Holiday: (Chiefly British) A period of leisure away from home. Often interchangeable with 'vacation' in US English for the leisure sense.
• Break: A short period of rest from work or an activity.
• Leave: Officially permitted time away from work, which can include vacation time.
• Recess: A temporary break from proceedings, often used in an educational or parliamentary context.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

• "To take a vacation": To go on a vacation.
• "To go on vacation": To leave for a vacation.

Related Idioms

• "A working vacation": A trip where one mixes leisure with some work duties.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of making something legally void
2. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
   • we get two weeks of vacation every summer
   • we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico

Verb

1. spend or take a vacation

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• holiday