recess
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- noun
- /rɪˈsɛs/
- During recess, the children ran outside to play games with their friends.
- lunch recess
- recess activities
- school recess
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Watch on YouTubeLike hopefully we get it done before recess, but if not, we'll get it done after recess.
- Like hopefully we get it done before recess, but if not, we'll get it done after recess.
- These are children in the schoolyard in Geneva during a recess during the winter.
- But we've stopped having kids have recess and play and and just be boys and just be kids.
- In July, before Congress and the Senate went back to work after their long recess.
- There was this little girl, she was, you know, disabled in a wheelchair and would always like watch the kids at, you know, recess, go play baseball or whatever they were doing.
- But I also feel like I'm just trying to finish my math, my math, my multiplication tables so I can go out for recess.
- You guys could all go on recess out of here.
- They did get a break weather pending when they were at recess and at lunch.
- They did get a break, whether pending when they were at recess and at lunch.
- I mean, these are words that you hear on the junior high, like recess after lunch period.
Examples
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National organizations have noted the importance of recess for promoting children's academic, social, and physical growth.
Academic text (2013) -
All children were engaged in a non-structured recess period during the middle of the school day.
Academic text (2011) -
I mean, these are words that you hear on the junior high, like recess after lunch period.
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Do you need a short recess, sir?
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Like hopefully we get it done before recess, but if not, we'll get it done after recess.
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The court shall now take a short recess to thank our sponsor.
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When the children returned from recess, he sat there at his desk, red in the face.
Fiction book (1996) -
We're going to take a 20-minute recess.
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Although national organizations recommend that students not be withheld from recess, this practice occurs in schools.
Academic text (2013) -
Encourage teachers to not withhold recess and PE as a punishment.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.0
A short rest from work or activity
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2.3
A short break from an activity to rest or talk about what to do next
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6.3
A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary
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7.2
A short break from something difficult or unpleasant
A short time between regular sessions for special meetings or classes
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Compounds
- Specialized
A small pocket at the side of the throat near the opening of the ear tube
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Etymology
Recess (noun, a break) comes from Latin re- 'back' and cedere 'to go', meaning a 'going back' or withdrawal. That's why a recess is a short time when people step back from work or meetings to rest or think.