to vacation

Definition of to vacation in English English dictionary: leisure time, at least a whole day but usually longer (typical are one to three weeks), away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure; To spend or take a vacation
This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.; a holiday period for a law court or university; the act of vacating something; moving out of something
The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.; the act of making legally void; If you are vacationing in a place away from home, you are on vacation there. Myles vacationed in Jamaica He was vacationing and couldn't be reached for comment. to go somewhere for a holiday vacation in/at; A vacation is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. They planned a late summer vacation in Europe We went on vacation to Puerto Rico; {n} leisure, case, intermission, a recess; the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant; The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation; If you have a particular number of days' or weeks' vacation, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks; the act of making something legally void; Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure; The time when an office is vacant; esp; A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed. During his summer vacation he visited Russia = holiday; Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess; an action taken by the Council which terminates or extinguishes a right-of-way easement when it is no longer necessary for a public right-of-way (a street, alley, or aerial vacation); {f} go on holiday, take a vacation; The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter; {i} holiday, fixed time in which public establishments (government offices, schools, etc.) and regular businesses cease their regular activities; period of time away from work devoted to rest and relaxation; act of vacating; These are usually very open houses that may be elevated off the ground They tend to have a modern or cottage feel; the act of making something legally void leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"; Where you take the family to get away from it all, only to find it there, too; leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"; Smires; spend or take a vacation