Break I Time Breɪk Day Weekend Coffee/Lunch/Tea Worked

• a coffee/lunch/tea break
• let's take a break.
• a break for lunch
• she worked all day without a break.

break

1. a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc.
• see also comfort break
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/comfort-break
• a coffee/lunch/tea break
• Let's take a break.
• a break for lunch
• She worked all day without a break.
• We stopped for a well-earned rest.
• Let’s take a break.
• The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
• Take time out to relax by the pool.
• This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.
2. a period of time between lessons at school
• Come and see me at break.
3. a pause or period of time when something stops before starting again
• a break in my daily routine
• She wanted to take a career break in order to have children.
4. a pause for advertisements in the middle of a television or radio programme
• see also commercial break
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/commercial-break
• More news after the break.
5. a short holiday/vacation
• see also spring break
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spring-break
• We had a weekend break in New York.
• a well-earned break
6. the moment when a situation or a relationship that has existed for a time changes, ends or is interrupted
• He needed to make a complete break with the past.
• a break with tradition/convention (= a change from what is accepted, in something such as art, behaviour, etc.)
• a break in the weather (= a change from one type of weather to a different one)
• a break in diplomatic relations
7. a space or an opening between two or more things
• We could see the moon through a break in the clouds.
• Wait for a break in the traffic before crossing the road.
8. an opportunity to do something, usually to get something that you want or to achieve success
• I got my lucky break when I won a ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ competition.
• We've had a few bad breaks (= pieces of bad luck) along the way.
• If you just give me a break, you won’t regret it.
9. a place where something, especially a bone in your body, has broken
• See related entries: Injuries
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/injuries/break_9
• The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg.
10. a win in a game in which your opponent is serving
• See related entries: Tennis
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/tennis/break_8
• It was her second break in the set.
• break point (= a situation in which, if you win the next point, you win the game)
11. a series of successful shots by one player; the number of points scored in a series of successful shots
• See related entries: Pool and snooker
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/pool_and_snooker/break_6
• He's put together a magnificent break.
• a 147 break (= the highest possible break in snooker)
• The champion began with breaks of 74 and 58.
12. the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light
13. a complete separation from a person, an organization, a way of life, etc.
• She wanted to make a clean break with the past.
14. a break in a bone in one place
15. to give somebody a chance; to not judge somebody too severely
• Give the lad a break—it's only his second day on the job.
16. used when somebody wants somebody else to stop doing or saying something that is annoying, or to stop saying something that is not true
17. to run towards something in order to try and escape
• He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.
• They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night.

Extra Examples

• He’s the director who gave her her first big break.
• His new work makes a break with the past.
• I always knew I would get my lucky break one day.
• I had a word with John during the break.
• I wanted to leave but was nervous about making the break.
• I won a weekend break in Paris.
• I’ll see you at break.
• We have a 15-minute break in the morning.
• We worked all day without a break.
• We’ll take a break now and resume in an hour.
• a break from caring for the children
• a break from tradition
• a break in the weather
• A lot of students go to Florida for Spring Break.
• Choose from our range of city breaks.
• Everyone needs a break, a change from day-to-day routine.
• Have you got any plans for the Easter break?
• I need a break from mental activity.
• I need a break in my daily routine.
• I’d like to take her on a mini—break.
• It’s a great city for a weekend break.
• It’s often difficult for talented newcomers to get the break they deserve.
• Let’s take a break.
• Spend the weekend at a spa for a really relaxing break.
• The prize is a three-night break in Paris.
• The team have been taking a break in Spain.
• The track bends left through a break in the hedge.
• a coffee/lunch/tea break
• a commercial break

Word Origin

• Old English brecan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breken and German brechen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frangere ‘to break’.