take a break

verb

To have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)

“She took a break from studying to eat a snack.”

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Meanings

verbtake a break (third-person singular simple present takes a break, present participle taking a break, simple past took a break, past participle taken a break)

present singular third person takes a break · participle present taking a break · past took a break · participle past taken a break

  1. To have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)

    She took a break from studying to eat a snack.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
leave offrest

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀναπαύομαι
  • ἀναπαύομαι (anapaúomai)to have a short rest period in one's work
Chinese Cantonese 休息
  • 休息 (jau¹ sik¹)to have a short rest period in one's work
Chinese Mandarin 休息
  • 休息 (xiūxi)to have a short rest period in one's work
Finnish levätä, pitää tauko
  • levätäto have a short rest period in one's work
  • pitää taukoto have a short rest period in one's work
  • huilatato have a short rest period in one's work
  • huiliato have a short rest period in one's work
French prendre une pause
  • prendre une pauseto have a short rest period in one's work
German eine Pause machen
  • eine Pause machento have a short rest period in one's work
Hawaiian hoʻomalolo
  • hoʻomaloloto have a short rest period in one's work
Hungarian pihen, megpihen
  • pihento have a short rest period in one's work
  • megpihento have a short rest period in one's work
  • szünetet tartto have a short rest period in one's work
Italian fare una pausa, prendersi una pausa
  • fare una pausato have a short rest period in one's work
  • prendersi una pausato have a short rest period in one's work
Norwegian ta en pause
  • ta en pauseto have a short rest period in one's work
Polish robić sobie przerwę, zrobić sobie przerwę
  • robić sobie przerwęto have a short rest period in one's work
  • zrobić sobie przerwęto have a short rest period in one's work
Russian передохну́ть
  • передохну́ть (peredoxnútʹ)to have a short rest period in one's work
Swahili hema
  • hemato have a short rest period in one's work
Turkish ara vermek, mola vermek
  • ara vermekto have a short rest period in one's work
  • mola vermekto have a short rest period in one's work
Cite this entry
APA

take a break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20break

MLA

“take a break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20break. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a break,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20break.

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