vacation

CEFRA1

/vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A period spent away from work or school for rest or travel.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • I can't wait to go on a vacation.

  • They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • /ʋe.keː.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.

  2. An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.

  3. The act of vacating something; moving out.

More examples

In context

  • The vacation is over now.

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

  • We were on vacation in Florida this year.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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