recess
🇺🇸
/ˈriːses/
🇬🇧
/ˈriːses/
noun
R
a break in work or meetings, like when a parliament or committee stops meeting for a while
Parliament went into its long summer recess.
R
a short break in a court trial
The judge called a short recess.
R
a break between classes at school
I believe kids need more recess time.
R
a space in a wall that is set back to hold something, like books
a recess for books
R
a hidden or darker part of a place, away from light
He stared into the dark recesses of the room.
verb
R
to take a break or to stop for a while, like during a meeting or trial
The hearing was recessed for the weekend.
R
to place something into a space in a wall, like putting lights into the ceiling
The lights should be recessed into the ceiling.
translation
a break in work or meetings, like when a parliament or committee stops meeting for a while; a short break in a court trial; a break between classes at school; a space in a wall that is set back to hold something, like books; a hidden or darker part of a place, away from light
to take a break or to stop for a while, like during a meeting or trial; to place something into a space in a wall, like putting lights into the ceiling
Word Forms
3rd Present
recesses
Past
recessed
Perfect
recessed
Progressive
recessing
Plural
recesses