Vacation I Time Summer Home Veɪˈkeɪʃn Long Hawaii

• the christmas/easter/summer vacation
• the long vacation (= the summer vacation)
• they're on vacation in hawaii right now.
• you look tired—you should take a vacation.

vacation

1. (in Britain) one of the periods of time when universities or courts of law are closed; (in the US) one of the periods of time when schools, colleges, universities or courts of law are closed
• see also vac
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• the Christmas/Easter/summer vacation
• the long vacation (= the summer vacation)
2. a period of time spent travelling or resting away from home
• They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.
• You look tired—you should take a vacation.
• The job includes two weeks' paid vacation.
• a vacation home
• I get four weeks’ holiday/vacation a year.
• He’s on holiday/vacation this week.
• I like to take my holiday/vacation in the winter.
• the summer holidays/vacation.
• The school will be closed Monday because it’s a holiday.

Extra Examples

• Employees no longer have a fixed number of vacation days.
• He hadn’t taken a real vacation in years.
• I have put in for vacation time.
• I hope the bad weather didn’t ruin your vacation.
• I may go on an extended vacation to Bermuda.
• I wasn’t able to use all of my vacation time last year.
• I wrote the essay during the Christmas vacation.
• I’m going travelling in the vacation.
• Military personnel receive a month of paid vacation.
• Most students get vacation jobs.
• Orlando is a popular vacation resort for British tourists.
• She needed a little vacation to clear her head.
• She took a well-deserved vacation to Mexico.
• She was going to spend her vacation in Hawaii all by herself.
• She went home to her parents for the Easter vacation.
• Students had a two-week vacation at the end of December.
• The President cut short his working vacation by two days.
• The long summer vacation breaks the rhythm of instruction.
• The sisters are on summer vacation with their family.
• He has a private jet and a vacation home in Switzerland.
• He went on vacation some time last week.
• How was your vacation?
• Let us help you with your vacation plans!
• She’s gone on vacation to Massachusetts.
• The area is a popular vacation choice for families.
• The couple had left for a European vacation.
• The job includes two weeks’ paid vacation.
• The schools were closed for summer vacation.
• The senator is on vacation in Maine.
• Their son is home on vacation.
• They usually go on a ski vacation this time of year.
• Vacation time and other benefits were cut.
• When I got back from my vacation, there was a letter waiting for me.
• the long vacation

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacatio(n-), from vacare ‘be unoccupied’.