Recess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of abeyance or suspended business

a small concavity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːsɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiːsɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiːsɛs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈiːsɛs/.

Examples

we took a 10-minute break
he took time out to recuperate
recess lights

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

niche corner break up adjourn recession respite deferral time out inlet break

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of abeyance or suspended business
noun	a small concavity
noun	an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
noun	an enclosure that is set back or indented
noun	a pause from doing something (as work) “we took a 10-minute break”
verb	put into a recess “recess lights”
verb	make a recess in “recess the piece of wood”
verb	close at the end of a session “The court adjourned”

Word Forms

recess	verb	make a recess in
corner	verb	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
break	verb	cease an action temporarily
recess	noun	an enclosure that is set back or indented
adjournment	noun	the termination of a meeting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aussparung

ein Zustand der Ruhe oder der Geschäftsaussetzung

🇫🇷French

récréation

un état de suspension ou une activité suspendue

🇪🇸Spanish

recreo

un estado de suspenso o negocio suspendido

🇮🇹Italian

recesso

stato di sospensione o di attività sospesa

🇳🇱Dutch

onderbreking

een staat van opgeschort of opgeschort bedrijf

🇵🇹Portuguese

recesso

um estado de suspensão ou negócios suspensos

🇷🇺Russian

перерыв

состояние приостановления или приостановления деятельности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवकाश

स्थगन या निलंबित व्यवसाय की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অবকাশ

স্থগিত বা স্থগিত ব্যবসার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைவேளை

கைவிடப்பட்ட நிலை அல்லது இடைநிறுத்தப்பட்ட வணிகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరామము

నిలుపుదల లేదా సస్పెండ్ చేయబడిన వ్యాపారం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुट्टी

स्थगिती किंवा निलंबित व्यवसायाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરામ

સ્થગિત અથવા સ્થગિત વ્યવસાયની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಡುವು

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮಾನತುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯವಹಾರದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടവേള

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട അവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തിവച്ച ബിസിനസ്സ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੁੱਟੀ

ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھٹی

تعطل کی حالت یا معطل کاروبار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

课间休息

暂停或暂停营业的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

凹み

休止または営業停止の状態

🇰🇷Korean

휴게

휴업 또는 영업 정지 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giờ ra chơi

tình trạng ngừng hoạt động hoặc kinh doanh bị đình chỉ

🇹🇭Thai

การพักผ่อน

สถานะการละเลยหรือถูกระงับธุรกิจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

reses

keadaan penundaan atau penghentian usaha

🇲🇾Malay

rehat

keadaan tidak patuh atau perniagaan digantung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العطلة

حالة تعليق أو تعليق الأعمال

🇮🇷Persian

فرورفتگی

وضعیت تعلیق یا تعلیق تجارت

🇹🇷Turkish

teneffüs

bir durma veya askıya alınmış iş durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפסָקָה

מצב של סגירה או עסק מושעה

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The primary meaning of 'recess' is 'a state of abeyance or suspended business'.

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