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- Dictionaryrecess/rɪˈsɛs/
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 fitment) 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"
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Sep 8, 2012 · The meaning of RECESS is the action of receding : recession. How to use recess in a sentence.
RECESS definition: 1. a period of time in the year when the members of a parliament, court of law, or other government…. Learn more.
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 ]
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 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. Recess comes from the Latin word recessus, meaning "a going back, retreat."
What does the noun recess mean? There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun recess, 14 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. recess has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
recess. noun. /ˈriːses/, /rɪˈses/. /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.
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, but the 10-minute break stretched to two hours.
RECESS meaning: 1 : a short period of time during the school day when children can play; 2 : a usually brief period of time during which regular activity in a court of law or in a government stops.
recess. noun. /ˈrisɛs/ , /rɪˈsɛs/. [countable, uncountable] a period of time during the year when a group of people who make laws, the members of a committee, etc. do not meet Congress went into its summer recess. The court is in recess until October.
