recess

re·cess

R0081900 (rē′sĕs′, rĭ-sĕs′)n.1. a. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit: The chairman of the committee called for a recess until Thursday. See Synonyms at pause.b. A period in the school day during which students are given time to play or relax.2. often recesses A remote, secret, or secluded place: a bird that lives deep in the recesses of the forest.3. a. An indentation or small hollow: Dirt accumulated in the recesses of the statue.b. An alcove.v. re·cessed, re·cess·ing, re·cess·es v.tr.1. To place in a recess.2. To create or fashion a recess in: recessed a portion of the wall.3. To suspend for a recess: The committee chair recessed the hearings.v.intr. To take a recess: The investigators recessed for lunch.

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[Latin recessus, retreat, from past participle of recēdere, to recede; see recede¹.]

recess

n 1. a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented 2. (often plural) a secluded or secret place: recesses of the mind. 3. a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation 4. (Anatomy) anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure 5. (Education) US and Canadian a break between classes at a school vb (tr) 6. to place or set (something) in a recess7. (Building) to build a recess or recesses in (a wall, building, etc) [C16: from Latin recessus a retreat, from recēdere to recede]

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. 5. recesses, a secluded or inner area or part: in the recesses of the palace. v.t. 6. to place or set in a recess. 7. to set or form as or like a recess: to recess a wall. 8. to suspend or defer for a recess: to recess the Senate. v.i. 9. to take a recess. [1510–20; < Latin recessus a withdrawal, receding part =recēd(ere) to recede¹ + -tus suffix of v. action]

recess

Past participle: recessed
Gerund: recessing

Imperative
recess
recess

Present
I recess
you recess
he/she/it recesses
we recess
you recess
they recess

Preterite
I recessed
you recessed
he/she/it recessed
we recessed
you recessed
they recessed

Present Continuous
I am recessing
you are recessing
he/she/it is recessing
we are recessing
you are recessing
they are recessing

Present Perfect
I have recessed
you have recessed
he/she/it has recessed
we have recessed
you have recessed
they have recessed

Past Continuous
I was recessing
you were recessing
he/she/it was recessing
we were recessing
you were recessing
they were recessing

Past Perfect
I had recessed
you had recessed
he/she/it had recessed
we had recessed
you had recessed
they had recessed

Future
I will recess
you will recess
he/she/it will recess
we will recess
you will recess
they will recess

Future Perfect
I will have recessed
you will have recessed
he/she/it will have recessed
we will have recessed
you will have recessed
they will have recessed

Future Continuous
I will be recessing
you will be recessing
he/she/it will be recessing
we will be recessing
you will be recessing
they will be recessing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been recessing
you have been recessing
he/she/it has been recessing
we have been recessing
you have been recessing
they have been recessing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been recessing
you will have been recessing
he/she/it will have been recessing
we will have been recessing
you will have been recessing
they will have been recessing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been recessing
you had been recessing
he/she/it had been recessing
we had been recessing
you had been recessing
they had been recessing

Conditional
I would recess
you would recess
he/she/it would recess
we would recess
you would recess
they would recess

Past Conditional
I would have recessed
you would have recessed
he/she/it would have recessed
we would have recessed
you would have recessed
they would have recessed

recess

A period during the school day when there are no classes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recess - a state of abeyance or suspended businessdeferralabeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension
	2.	recess - a small concavityniche, recession, cornerpharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynxconcave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	3.	recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)inletbody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"cove - a small inletfiord, fjord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norwaylake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by landloch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
	4.	recess - an enclosure that is set back or indentednichealcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger roomapse, apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altarcinerarium, columbarium - a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated deadenclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purposefireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"mihrab - (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca
	5.	recess - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"time out, respite, breakpause - temporary inactivityspring break - a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
Verb	1.	recess - put into a recess; "recess lights"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	recess - make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"indent - notch the edge of or make jagged
	3.	recess - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"adjourn, break upend, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

recess

noun1. break, rest, holiday, closure, interval, vacation, respite, intermission, cessation of business Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.2. alcove, corner, bay, depression, hollow, niche, cavity, nook, oriel, indentation a discreet recess next to a fireplaceplural noun1. depths, reaches, heart, retreats, bowels, innards (informal), secret places, innermost parts, penetralia He emerged from the dark recesses of the garage.verb1. adjourn, break, stop, take a break, take a recess, suspend proceedings The hearings have now recessed for dinner.

recess

nounA pause or interval, as from work or duty:break, intermission, respite, rest, time-out.Informal: breather.verbTo interrupt regular activity for a short period:break.Idioms: take a break, take a breather, take five.

Translations

休会休庭凹进处壁龛学校的课间休息

recess

(riˈses) , (ˈriːses) noun1. a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove. We can put the dining-table in that recess. 凹進處，壁龕 凹进处，壁龛 2. the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work. Parliament is in recess. 休會，休庭 休会，休庭 3. (American) a short period of free time between school classes. （美國）學校短期休假 短暂的休假，学校的课间休息