Meaning of recess in English
Verb
recessDefinitions
1. put into a recessExamples
- « recess lights »
- 2. make a recess in
Examples
- « recess the piece of wood »
- 3. close at the end of a session
Examples
- « The court adjourned »
Noun
recessEtymology
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdrawal, departure’): from Latin recessus, from recedere‘go back’ (see recede). The verb dates from the early 19th centuryDefinitions
1. a state of abeyance or suspended business- 2. a small concavity
- 3. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- 4. an enclosure that is set back or indented
- 5. a pause from doing something (as work)
Examples
- « we took a 10-minute break »
- « he took time out to recuperate »