holiday
verb/ˈhɒlədeɪ/, /ˈhɒlədi/
/ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
(British English) (North American English vacation)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they holiday | /ˈhɒlədeɪ/, /ˈhɒlədi/ /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/ |
| he / she / it holidays | /ˈhɒlədeɪz/, /ˈhɒlədiz/ /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/ |
| past simple holidayed | /ˈhɒlədeɪd/, /ˈhɒlədid/ /ˈhɑːlədeɪd/ |
| past participle holidayed | /ˈhɒlədeɪd/, /ˈhɒlədid/ /ˈhɑːlədeɪd/ |
| -ing form holidaying | /ˈhɒlədeɪɪŋ/, /ˈhɒlədiɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːlədeɪɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) to spend a holiday somewhere
- She was holidaying with her family in Ireland.
- We often holidayed together.
Word OriginOld English hāligdæg ‘holy day’.Definitions on the go
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