Meaning

2 senses

  1. (UK, intransitive)To take a period of time away from work or study.

    брать о́тпускbratʹ ótpusk, проводи́ть о́тпускprovodítʹ ótpusk, проводи́ть кани́кулыprovodítʹ kaníkuly

  2. (UK, intransitive)To spend a period of time in recreational travel.

    reisen, eine Ferienreise machen, urlauben

    путеше́ствоватьputešéstvovatʹ

More definitions
  • spend or take a vacation

Examples

1090 sentences

  1. The holidays ended all too soon.

    Свята закінчилися аж занадто швидко. — deniko

    deDie Ferien waren allzu schnell vorbei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Where did you spend your holidays?

    Де ти провів канікули? — deniko

    ruГде ты провёл отпуск? — Avelesy

    deWo hast du deinen Urlaub verbracht? — MUIRIEL

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  3. Where did Tom spend his holidays?

    Де Том провів відпустку? — deniko

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  4. I like summer holidays better than school.

    Літні канікули мені подобаються більше, ніж школа. — deniko

    ruЛетние каникулы мне нравятся больше, чем школа. — Balamax

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  5. The next holiday falls on a Sunday.

    Наступне свято випадає на неділю. — deniko

    deDer nächste Feiertag fällt auf einen Sonntag. — virgil

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to take a period of time away from work or study:
to spend a period of time in recreational travel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to spend a period of time in recreational travel:

Origin

From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy

From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy + day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).

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Forms

holidays, holidaying, holidayed, holidayed
Base formholiday · to holiday
3rd person singularholidays
Present participleholidaying
Past simpleholidayed
Past participleholidayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyholiday
he, she, itholidays

Past simpleLesson

all personsholidayed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave holidayed
he, she, ithas holidayed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill holiday

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • holidays holidays
  • the holidays holidays
  • summer holidays holidays
  • holidays holidays in
  • your holidays holidays
  • for the holidays
  • your favorite holiday
  • new year's holiday
  • the summer holidays
  • summer holidays
  • favorite holiday
  • is a holiday

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
holderB2holdingholeA1holidaysholinessholistic

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