noun · neutral
holiday
UK/ˈhɒlədeɪ/US/ˈhɑːlədeɪ/HOL·i·day
a period of time spent away from home or work for rest or travel; a public day off
Examples
“We're going on holiday to Spain next month.”
“Public holidays mean shops will be closed on Monday.”
“School children get their summer holidays in July and August.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the summer holiday, I volunteered at a conservation project, which allowed me both to relax and to gain field experience.”
Collocations
- go on holiday
- public holiday / bank holiday
- two‑week holiday
Word family
Common mistakes
I will go to vacation next month.→I will go on holiday next month.
We had many holiday last year.→We had many holidays last year.
Say it for a higher band
5vacation→6break→7+holiday
Synonyms
vacation
break
Easily confused
vacation
“The family took a long vacation to Florida.”
break
“We had a short break in Paris last weekend.”
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