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holiday
hol·i·day H0239400 (hŏl′ĭ-dā′)n.1. A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.2. A religious feast day; a holy day.3. Chiefly British A vacation. Often used in the phrase on holiday.intr.v. holi·dayed, holi·day·ing, holi·days Chiefly British To pass a holiday or vacation.
[Middle English holidai, holy day, from Old English hālig dæg : hālig, holy; see holy + dæg, day; see day.]
hol′i·day′er n.holiday (ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ; -dɪ) n1. (often plural) chiefly a. a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation. US and Canadian word: vacation b. (as modifier): a holiday mood. 2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc. vb (intr) chiefly Brit to spend a holiday[Old English hāligdæg, literally: holy day]
Holiday (ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ) n (Biography) Billie. real name Eleanora Fagan; known as Lady Day. 1915–59, US jazz singerhol•i•day (ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ) n. 1. a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person. 2. any day of exemption from work. 3. a period of exemption from burden: a holiday from worry. 4. a religious festival; holy day. 5. Sometimes, holidays.Chiefly Brit. vacation. adj. 6. festive; joyous: a holiday mood. 7. suitable for a holiday: holiday attire. v.i. 8. to vacation. [before 950; Middle English; Old English hāligdæg. See holy, day] hol′i•day`er, n. Hol•i•day (ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ)
n. Billie ( “Lady Day” ), 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer. holidayIn naval mine warfare, a gap left unintentionally during sweeping or minehunting arising from errors in navigation, station-keeping, dan laying, breakdowns or other causes.holiday vacation">vacation1. 'holiday'In British English, you refer to a period of time that you are allowed to spend away from work or school as the holiday or the holidays. The school had undergone repairs during the holiday.One day after the Christmas holidays I rang her up.You refer to a period of time spent away from home enjoying yourself as a holiday. He thought that Vita needed a holiday.I went to Marrakesh for a holiday.When you spend a long period of time like this each year, you refer to it as your holidays. Where are you going for your holidays?Be Careful!
You usually use a determiner or a possessive in front of holiday or holidays. Don't say, for example, 'I went to Marrakesh for holidays.' If you are on holiday, you are spending a period of time away from work or school, or you are spending some time away from home enjoying yourself. Remember to turn off the gas when you go on holiday.In American English, a holiday is a single day or group of days when people do not work, often to commemorate an important event. In British English, a day like this is called a bank holiday or a public holiday. When Americans talk about the holidays, they mean the period at the end of the year that includes Christmas and the New Year; sometimes Thanksgiving (at the end of November) is also included in this. Now that the holidays are over, we should take down our Christmas tree.2. 'vacation'The usual American word for a longer period of time spent away from work or school, or for a period of time spent away from home enjoying yourself, is vacation. Harold used to take a vacation at that time.holiday
Past participle: holidayed
Gerund: holidaying
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| I holiday | | you holiday | | he/she/it holidays | | we holiday | | you holiday | | they holiday |
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| I holidayed | | you holidayed | | he/she/it holidayed | | we holidayed | | you holidayed | | they holidayed |
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| I am holidaying | | you are holidaying | | he/she/it is holidaying | | we are holidaying | | you are holidaying | | they are holidaying |
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| I have holidayed | | you have holidayed | | he/she/it has holidayed | | we have holidayed | | you have holidayed | | they have holidayed |
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| I was holidaying | | you were holidaying | | he/she/it was holidaying | | we were holidaying | | you were holidaying | | they were holidaying |
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| I had holidayed | | you had holidayed | | he/she/it had holidayed | | we had holidayed | | you had holidayed | | they had holidayed |
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| I will holiday | | you will holiday | | he/she/it will holiday | | we will holiday | | you will holiday | | they will holiday |
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| I will have holidayed | | you will have holidayed | | he/she/it will have holidayed | | we will have holidayed | | you will have holidayed | | they will have holidayed |
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| I will be holidaying | | you will be holidaying | | he/she/it will be holidaying | | we will be holidaying | | you will be holidaying | | they will be holidaying |
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| I have been holidaying | | you have been holidaying | | he/she/it has been holidaying | | we have been holidaying | | you have been holidaying | | they have been holidaying |
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| I will have been holidaying | | you will have been holidaying | | he/she/it will have been holidaying | | we will have been holidaying | | you will have been holidaying | | they will have been holidaying |
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| I had been holidaying | | you had been holidaying | | he/she/it had been holidaying | | we had been holidaying | | you had been holidaying | | they had been holidaying |
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| I would holiday | | you would holiday | | he/she/it would holiday | | we would holiday | | you would holiday | | they would holiday |
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| I would have holidayed | | you would have holidayed | | he/she/it would have holidayed | | we would have holidayed | | you would have holidayed | | they would have holidayed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  holiday - 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"vacationleisure, leisure time - time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"half-term - a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term"vac - informal term for vacationpicnic, outing, field day - a day devoted to an outdoor social gatheringhoneymoon - a holiday taken by a newly married couplepaid vacation - a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted | | 2. | holiday - 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"half-holiday - a day on which half is free from work or dutyday - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"feast day, fete day - a day designated for feastingholy day, religious holiday - a day specified for religious observanceChristmas Eve, Dec 24 - the day before Christmaslegal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official businessPoppy Day, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday - the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemoratedRamanavami - Hindu lunar holiday (on the 9th day of Caitra) to celebrate the birth of RamaMesasamkranti - Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries | | Verb | 1. |  holiday - spend or take a vacation vacationspend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"honeymoon - spend a holiday after one's marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i" |
holidaynoun1. vacation, leave, break, time off, recess, away day I've just come back from a holiday in the United States.2. festival, bank holiday, festivity, public holiday, fête, celebration, anniversary, feast, red-letter day, mela, name day, saint's day, gala New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.Related words
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"He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth; he writes verses, he speaks of holiday, he smells April and May" [William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor]holidaynounChiefly British. A regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreation:furlough, leave, vacation.Translationsholiday (ˈholədi) noun1. a day when one does not have to work. Next Monday is a holiday. 假日 假日2. (often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work. The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; (also adjective) holiday clothes. 假期 假期ˈholidaymaker noun a person who has gone eg to the seaside for a holiday. 度假者 度假者on holiday not working; having a holiday. Mr Smith has gone on holiday; She is on holiday in France. 休假，度假 在休假，在度假 - Have a good vacation! (US)
Enjoy your holiday! (UK) → 假日快乐！ - I'm here on vacation (US)
I'm here on holiday (UK) → 我是来这里度假的 - I'm on vacation here (US)
I'm on holiday here (UK) → 我是来这儿度假的
holiday
all holidayRuined, bankrupt, or without work, as of a person, business, or organization. I hear that he showed up drunk to the board meeting on Friday. I'd say it's all holiday for him now.See also: all, holidayblind man's holidayA phrase that refers to the inability to work at night (before electric light was common). It is a "holiday" because one cannot work when it is too dark to see. I don't mind that it gets dark so early in the winter because then we can go home earlier—it's a blind man's holiday! A: "What are you doing home so early?" B: "It's too dark to keep working so we got to take a blind man's holiday."See also: blind, holidaybusman's holidayA vacation that is spent engaging in an activity that is similar to what one does for work. As a museum curator, Leonard had a busman's holiday when he went to Paris to visit the Louvre.See also: holidaya busman's holidayslang A vacation in which one does an activity that is similar to one's job (as in the case of a bus driver, or "busman," who drives on his vacation). Because I'm a docent, visiting museums on vacation is like a busman's holiday for me.See also: holidayhigh days and holidaysSpecial occasions, festivities, or holidays. High days and holidays can be especially difficult for older people living on their own, so if you have an elderly friend or relative, pay them a visit today. On high days and holidays, the council building opens its doors and hosts a number of free activities for the public to enjoy.See also: and, days, high, holidayRoman holidayAn entertaining event, affair, or activity that relies on the exploitation, suffering, or failure of others. A metaphor taken from Lord Byron's poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, which refers to the practice of having gladiators fight to the death for the amusement of spectators. I think tabloids exist and flourish as a means of providing people with miniature Roman holidays. Being able to see celebrities at their absolute worst gives us a perverse feeling of satisfaction. I'll never understand the allure of boxing, watching two people beat each other half to death like we're on some sort of Roman holiday.See also: holiday, romanon holidaySpending time away from work or school, especially to travel some place for recreation. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. I am planning to be on holiday for two weeks in July, so if you need any help during that time you can contact my colleague Sarah. We're going to Disney World on holiday this summer!See also: holiday, onbusman's holiday leisuretime spent doing something similar to what one does at work. (Alludes to a bus driver going on a bus tour for his vacation or on a day off.) Tutoring students in the evening is a busman's holiday for our English teacher. It's a bit of a busman's holiday to ask her to be wardrobe mistress for our amateur production in the summer. She's a professional dressmaker.See also: holiday, leisurehell on a holidayRur. a big commotion. (Use caution with hell.) It was hell on a holiday outside the stadium when the team won the big game. What's going on down on Main Street? Sounds like hell on a holiday!See also: hell, holiday, onbusman's holidayFree time spent in much the same pursuit as one's work. For example, Weather permitting, the lifeguard spent all her days off at the beach-a real busman's holiday . The term alludes to a bus driver spending his day off taking a long bus ride. [Late 1800s] See also: holidaya busman's holiday mainly BRITISHIf someone spends part of their holiday doing things they do in their normal job, you can say that they are having a busman's holiday. This is probably the best fish restaurant in the country — at least one admiring chef a week passes through the cheery dining room on a busman's holiday. A fire crew's Christmas outing turned into a busman's holiday when their coach caught fire. Note: This expression may refer to bus drivers at the beginning of the 20th century when buses were horse-drawn. Drivers sometimes spent their day off riding on their own bus to make sure that the relief drivers were treating the horses properly. See also: holidaya busman's holiday a holiday or form of recreation that involves doing the same thing that you do at work. From the late 19th century, a popular form of working-class recreation was to take an excursion by bus.See also: holidayhigh days and holidays special occasions. informal In the Church's calendar a high day was the day of an important festival. A holiday (originally holy day ) was similar but less specific. Holiday now refers to any day off, without any sacred significance, and so holy day is used if a specifically religious occasion is intended. 1998 Pamela Jooste Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter I was too busy looking out for all of you. I only danced on high days and holidays. See also: and, days, high, holidaya Roman holiday an occasion on which enjoyment or profit is derived from the suffering or discomfort of others. This expression comes from the poet Byron's description of the dying gladiator in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage as having been ‘butchered to make a Roman holiday’.See also: holiday, romana busman’s ˈholiday (informal) a holiday spent doing the same kind of thing that you do at work: The fire crew’s annual outing turned into a busman’s holiday when their bus caught fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the blaze.This phrase may refer to the drivers of horse-drawn vehicles in the 19th century. When they were not working, they often rode as passengers on their own buses to make sure that the replacement driver was treating their horses well.See also: holidayˌhigh days and ˈholidays festivals and special occasions: This 19th-century dish was traditionally made on high days and holidays, and is still often eaten at Christmas.See also: and, days, high, holidaybusman's holiday, aFree time spent doing the same as one does during working hours. Allegedly the expression comes from the days of horse-drawn buses, when a driver spent his time off traveling about on a bus driven by a friend. It dates from the late nineteenth century. Holiday
holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event. Holidays are often accompanied by public ceremonies, such as parades and carnivals, and by religious observances; they may also be simply a time for relaxation. Days of commemoration are observed throughout the world, e.g., Bastille Day in France, May Day in Russia, and the New Year in China. National holidays are observed throughout a country and are considered legal if proclaimed by the central government. In the United States the state governments have jurisdiction over the celebration of holidays, except with regard to federal employees and agencies. On legal holidays banks and schools are closed and business transactions are restricted. New Year's Day, Presidents Day (a combined observance of George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays that occurs near the date of Washington's birthday), the Fourth of July (Independence Day), Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day are legal holidays observed by all the states. Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Memorial Day, Election Day, Columbus Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday are legal holidays in most states. Many special occasions are observed by single states or by a group of states, such as Patriots' Day (in Massachusetts and Maine) and the Confederate Memorial Day. In 1971 the U.S. Congress created several three-day weekends for federal employees by proclaiming that certain holidays be observed on Monday regardless of their actual dates. Holidays now celebrated on Monday in most states include Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day. For religious holidays, see feastfeast,
commemorative banquet symbolizing communal unity. Generally associated with primitive rituals and later with religious practices, feasts may also commemorate such events as births, marriages, harvests, and deaths.
..... Click the link for more information. . See also bank holidaysbank holidays,
days when the law requires that banks be closed. In the United States the list varies from state to state but generally includes, besides the major holidays, many days that are observed only by the banks and such government institutions as post offices.
..... Click the link for more information. . Bibliography See E. M. Deems, ed., Holy-days and Holidays (1902, repr. 1968); R. J. Myers, Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays (1972). Holiday a day commemorating an outstanding event or traditional date. In the USSR, work is halted at all enterprises, institutions, and organizations on the following holidays: January 1, New Year’s Day; March 8, International Women’s Day; May 1 and 2, International Workers’ Solidarity Day; May 9, Victory Day; November 7 and 8, the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution; and October 7, Constitution Day of the USSR. On holidays, work is permitted if it cannot be halted for technical production reasons (at enterprises of continuous operations) or if it serves the needs of the population. Repair work and loading or unloading that cannot be postponed are also permitted. Work on a holiday is given double compensation. At the request of an individual who has worked on a holiday, another day off may be offered to him. On the eve of a holiday, the length of the workday is shortened by one hour for both the five-day and six-day workweek schedules, except for those workers for whom a shorter working time has already been established. What does it mean when you dream about a holiday?Dreaming about being on a holiday (vacation) can indicate either a feeling of relaxation or a desire to be in a relaxing situation. Also, it can represent a sense of independence and fulfilling one’s own needs. holiday[′häl·ə‚dā] (engineering) An undesirable discontinuity or break in the anticorrosion protection on pipe or tubing. holiday, skip1. A small area on a painted surface which the brush skipped over, leaving it bare. 2. An area on a built-up roof surface which the mop (used to coat the surface) skipped over, leaving it uncovered by bitumen.Holiday Billie. real name Eleanora Fagan; known as Lady Day. 1915--59, US jazz singer Holiday
The voluntary interruption of a routine activity, usually understood to mean workHoliday
HolidayA day of recreation; a consecrated day; a day set apart for the suspension of business. A legal holiday is a day set aside by statute for recreation, the cessation of work, or religious observance. It is a day that is legally designated as exempt from the conduct of all judicial proceedings, Service of Process, and the demand and protest of Commercial Paper. A prohibition against conducting public business transactions on holidays does not, however, have an effect upon private business. Private transactions will not, therefore, be invalidated solely because they are conducted on a holiday. holiday
VacationA period of time during which one ordinarily would work but does not, normally to engage in some pleasure. One may spend a vacation traveling, relaxing or simply organizing one's personal life. Many companies offer paid vacation time to employees after a certain period of employment. Some jurisdictions require paid vacations.holidayA day set apart for commemorating an important event.The term is used often in contracts and leases when computing time,as when a certain number of days are allowed for an action, but if the due date falls on a weekend or holiday,it will be the next business day.Leases,in particular,limit delivery of certain services,such as heating and air conditioning,on weekends and holidays. The better practice is for the contract or lease to define the holidays meant by it.In the absence of such a definition, holidays will usually include federal holidays, when federal offices are closed, and may include state holidays when state offices are closed,if different. See HOL
See HOLholiday
Synonyms for holidaynoun vacationSynonyms- vacation
- leave
- break
- time off
- recess
- away day
noun festivalSynonyms- festival
- bank holiday
- festivity
- public holiday
- fête
- celebration
- anniversary
- feast
- red-letter day
- mela
- name day
- saint's day
- gala
Synonyms for holidaynoun a regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreationSynonymsSynonyms for holidaynoun leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasureSynonymsRelated Words- leisure
- leisure time
- half-term
- vac
- picnic
- outing
- field day
- honeymoon
- paid vacation
noun a day on which work is suspended by law or customRelated Words- half-holiday
- day
- feast day
- fete day
- holy day
- religious holiday
- Christmas Eve
- Dec 24
- legal holiday
- national holiday
- public holiday
- Poppy Day
- Remembrance Day
- Remembrance Sunday
- Ramanavami
- Mesasamkranti
verb spend or take a vacationSynonymsRelated Words |