Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.

    We were on vacation in Florida this year.

    Urlaub

    leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

  2. (countable, uncountable)An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.

    Schoolchildren are on vacation this week.

    Ferien, Urlaub

    о́тпускótpusk, кани́кулыkaníkuly, отгу́лotgúl

    відпу́сткаvidpústka, кані́кулиkaníkuly

  3. (countable, uncountable)A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

    Ferien

    кани́кулыkaníkuly

    кані́кулиkaníkuly

  4. (countable, uncountable)The act of vacating something; moving out.

    The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.

    Preisgabe

    освобожде́ниеosvoboždénije, оставле́ниеostavlénije

  5. (US, countable, uncountable)The act of making legally void.

    Annullierung

    отме́наotména

    the act of making something legally void

  6. (countable, general, uncountable)Freedom from some business or activity.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.

Examples

1293 sentences
  1. How did you spend your vacation?

    Як ви провели відпустку? — aandrusiak

    ruКак ты провёл свой отпуск? — Disconnect

    deWie hast du die Ferien verbracht? — Sudajaengi

  2. Where are you going on vacation?

    Куди ти поїдеш у відпустку? — aandrusiak

    ruКуда ты поедешь в отпуск? — sharptoothed

  3. I'm looking forward to summer vacation.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на літню відпустку. — deniko

    ruЯ в предвкушении летних каникул. — Biga

    deIch freue mich auf die Sommerferien. — BraveSentry

  4. I'm going on vacation next week.

    Наступного тижня я їду у відпустку. — deniko

    ruНа следующей неделе у меня отпуск. — odexed

    deIch fahre nächste Woche in den Urlaub. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I think Tom needs a vacation.

    Мені здається, Тому потрібна відпустка. — deniko

    ruЯ думаю, Тому нужен отпуск. — Selena777

    deIch glaube Tom braucht Urlaub. — raggione

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
period of leisure time:
Русский
By meaning 3
period of leisure time:
the act of vacating something; moving out of something:
the act of making legally void:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
trip away from home:
period of leisure time:
the act of vacating something; moving out of something:
the act of making legally void:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun,

Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: vacations
Singularvacation
Pluralvacations

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms

Word family

45 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • summer vacation
  • was on vacation
  • his summer vacation
  • the summer vacation
  • take a vacation
  • your summer vacation
  • going on vacation
  • my summer vacation
  • her summer vacation
  • during summer vacation
  • spend your vacation
  • away on vacation

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
vacation — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto