Holiday - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhɑːlədeɪ|  American pronunciation of the word holiday
Brit.  |ˈhɒlɪdeɪ|  British pronunciation of the word holiday

noun

- leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure (syn: vacation)
we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
- a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
no mail is delivered on federal holidays
it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover

verb

- spend or take a vacation (syn: vacation)

Extra examples

July 4 is a national holiday in the U.S.

The stock market is closed tomorrow because it's a holiday.

She'll have four weeks' holiday next year.

We're planning on taking a holiday in the Caribbean.

She likes holidaying in the Caribbean.

...saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia...

The school holidays start tomorrow.

I'm away on holiday until the 1st of June.

Won't your business suffer if you take a holiday?

We're going to Spain for our holidays.

He caught malaria while on holiday in Africa.

When are you going on holiday?

I didn't have a proper holiday this year.

This was his first holiday abroad.

It was just a harmless holiday romance.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: holiday
he/she/it: holidays
present participle: holidaying
past tense: holidayed
past participle: holidayed
noun
singular: holiday
plural: holidays
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