- take five informal,
- take five informal,chiefly N. Amer.have a short break.→ take
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take five informal,
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take five — ► take five informal, chiefly N. Amer. have a short break. Main Entry: ↑take … English terms dictionary
take five — verb take a break for five minutes The musicians took five during the rehearsal • Hypernyms: ↑pause, ↑intermit, ↑break • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
Take five! — American, informal something that you say in order to tell other people to take a short rest from work or exercise. OK everybody, take five … New idioms dictionary
take five — informal to stop working for a short period of time … English dictionary
take five, ten — idi+inf etc., Informal. to rest briefly, esp. for the approximate time specified … From formal English to slang
take — verb (past took; past participle taken) 1》 reach for and hold with one s hands. 2》 carry or bring with one; convey or guide. ↘remove from a place. ↘subtract. 3》 accept or receive. ↘understand or accept as valid. ↘submit to,… … English new terms dictionary
five — /fuyv/, n. 1. a cardinal number, four plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 5 or V. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips. 5. Informal. a five dollar bill: Can you give… … Universalium
five — five1 [ faıv ] number count the number 5 five five 2 [ faıv ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a five dollar bill: FIVER give me five SPOKEN used for asking someone to hit their open hand against yours, usually as a way of celebrating take five… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
five — [faıv] number, n [: Old English; Origin: fif] 1.) the number 5 ▪ There is also a golf course five miles away. ▪ I ll be back by five (=five o clock) . ▪ The family moved to Canada when he was five (=five years old) . 2.) a piece of paper money… … Dictionary of contemporary English
