transcription, транскрипция: [ vəkeɪʃ(ə)n, AM veɪ- ]
( vacations, vacationing, vacationed)
1.
A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
During his summer vacation he visited Russia...
= holiday
N-COUNT
2.
A vacation is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. ( AM; in BRIT, use holiday )
They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...
We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.
N-COUNT : also on/from N
3.
If you have a particular number of days’ or weeks’ vacation , you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks. ( AM; in BRIT, use holiday )
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you are vacationing in a place away from home, you are on vacation there. ( AM; in BRIT, use holiday )
Myles vacationed in Jamaica...
He was vacationing and couldn’t be reached for comment.
VERB : V prep / adv , V