holiday
US /ˈhɑ:lədeɪ/
・UK /ˈhɒlədeɪ/
A1
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Day when people don't go to work or school
I’m going to talk three days holiday next week
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A day for a culture to celebrate; festival day
Easter is the biggest holiday for me
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Time of year when people go somewhere for fun/rest
Most people prefer to have a holiday during the summer
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A day fixed by law on which ordinary work and business is suspended in commemoration of some event
Christmas Day is a public holiday.
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo spend a holiday somewhere
We holidayed in France last year.
adj.AdjectiveRelating to or characteristic of a holiday
The holiday season is a busy time for retailers.
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Nature destroying nature: BBC News Review
- Now, this word, Beth, 'repelled', reminds me of the thing I use when I go to some countries on holiday.
Now, this word, Beth, 'repelled', reminds me of the thing I use when I go to some countries on holiday.
- reminds me of the thing I use when I go to some countries on holiday.
reminds me of the thing I use when I go to some countries on holiday.
What's the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?
- Back in 2007, Seattle public school officials made national news by describing the holiday as a "time of mourning"and a "bitter reminder of 500 years of betrayal."
Back in 2007, Seattle public school officials made national news by describing the holiday as a "time of mourning"and a "bitter reminder of 500 years of betrayal."
- The celebration later known as "The First Thanksgiving," actually involved a three-day harvest festival in October, apparently inspired by the Biblical holiday of Sukkot, or The Feast of Tabernacles.
The celebration later known as "The First Thanksgiving," actually involved a three-day harvest festival in October, apparently inspired by the Biblical holiday of Sukkot, or The Feast of Tabernacles.
5 Defensive Driving Strategies To Be A Safer, Smarter Driver
- In parking lots, be sure that you go slowbecause there's lots of activity going on, especially this time of year with the holiday season and whatnot, track pedestrians, figure out where pedestrians are.
In parking lots, be sure that you go slowbecause there's lots of activity going on, especially this time of year with the holiday season and whatnot, track pedestrians, figure out where pedestrians are.
- with the holiday season and whatnot,
with the holiday season and whatnot,
How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners
- Retailers expect 16 and a half percent of holiday returns to be fraudulent this year.
Retailers expect 16 and a half percent of holiday returns to be fraudulent this year.
15 Useful English Phrases for Travel
- A holiday bucket list might include all the places you'd like to see and things you'd like to do while on holiday.
A holiday bucket list might include all the places you'd like to see and things you'd like to do while on holiday.
- like to do while on holiday.
like to do while on holiday.
How to Describe a Day Off in English!
- Today is Family Day here in Canada, so I have the day off because the government decided that this would be a holiday.
Today is Family Day here in Canada, so I have the day off because the government decided that this would be a holiday.
- So I have the day off because the government decided that this would be a holiday.
So I have the day off because the government decided that this would be a holiday.
Women working more since pandemic: BBC News Review
- holiday, and they haven't done
holiday, and they haven't done
9 Things I Stopped Buying to Make More Money
- I've made an online journal/Vlog, and I've been writing in it after every holiday that I've been on since 2016.
I've made an online journal/Vlog, and I've been writing in it after every holiday that I've been on since 2016.
- And honestly, I feel like holiday gifts are things that we just do out of habit, and very often, I get things that I don't even want or need,
And honestly, I feel like holiday gifts are things that we just do out of habit, and very often, I get things that I don't even want or need,
7 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES
- I wish I had done a working holiday visa in Japan, that's definitely something I regret
I wish I had done a working holiday visa in Japan, that's definitely something I regret
- I wish I had done a working holiday visa in Japan.
I wish I had done a working holiday visa in Japan.
Mental Health Experts Offer Advice On Beating The Post-Holiday Blues
- This year's holiday season is almost done.
This year's holiday season is almost done.
- The post-holiday blues are real.
The post-holiday blues are real.