Meanings
verbtake a nap (third-person singular simple present takes a nap, present participle taking a nap, simple past took a nap, past participle taken a nap)
present singular third person takes a nap · participle present taking a nap · past took a nap · participle past taken a nap · alternative have a nap
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo sleep briefly.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 斜, 小憩
- 斜sleep briefly
- 小憩 (xiǎoqì)sleep briefly
- 小睡 (xiǎoshuì)sleep briefly
German ein Schläfchen machen, ein Nickerchen machen
- ein Schläfchen machensleep briefly
- ein Nickerchen machensleep briefly
- kurz schlafensleep briefly
Romanian lua un pui de somn, trage un pui de somn
- lua un pui de somnsleep briefly
- trage un pui de somnsleep briefly
Russian вздремну́ть, прикорну́ть
- вздремну́ть (vzdremnútʹ)sleep briefly
- прикорну́ть (prikornútʹ)sleep briefly
Spanish sestear, tomar una siesta
- sestearsleep briefly
- tomar una siestasleep briefly
Turkish kestirmek, şekerleme yapmak
- kestirmeksleep briefly
- şekerleme yapmaksleep briefly
Cite this entry
APA
take a nap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20nap
MLA
“take a nap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20nap. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a nap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20nap.
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