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- DictionaryRe·cess/ˈrēˌses/
noun
- 1. a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest: "a table set into a recess"
- 2. a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended: "talks resumed after a month's recess"
verb
- 1. attach (a fixture) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed: "the lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling"
- 2. (of formal proceedings) be temporarily suspended: North American "the talks recessed at 2:15"
RECESS definition: 1. a period of time in the year when the members of a parliament, court of law, or other government…. Learn more.
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity. Synonyms: vacation, break, rest, respite. a period of such withdrawal. a receding recede part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room. an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.
The meaning of RECESS is the action of receding : recession. How to use recess in a sentence.
a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped: Congress returns from its August recess next week. After lunch, the kids have recess. recess noun (SECRET PLACE) [ C usually pl ]
Recess is a break from doing something, like work or school. Almost everyone looks forward to taking a recess — even if you don't have access to monkey bars.
A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government. The conference broke for a recess. Some in Congress are concerned the war option could be adopted in November when Congress is in recess.
Recess definition, temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity. See more.
re•cess. (rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs) n. 1. a temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity; break. 2. a period of such withdrawal: a five-minute recess. 3. a receding part or space, as an alcove in a room. 4. an indentation, as in a coastline or a hill.
recess. noun. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/ [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when the members of a parliament, committee, etc. do not meet. Parliament went into its long summer recess. in recess The court is in recess until October. Extra Examples. Topics Politics c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
RECESS meaning: 1. a time in the day or in the year when a parliament or law court is not working: 2. a period of…. Learn more.
