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Meaning holiday meaning
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Synonyms holiday synonyms
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Topics holiday topics
What do people use holiday to talk about?
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What words refer to a holiday?
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What words refer to going on a holiday?
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Conjugation holiday conjugation
How do you conjugate holiday?
holiday · verb
Present I holiday
Positive I holiday
Singular
1st person I holiday
2nd person you holiday
3rd person he/she/it holidays
Plural
1st person we holiday
2nd person you holiday
3rd person they holiday
Negative I don't holiday
Singular
1st person I don't holiday I do not holiday
2nd person you don't holiday you do not holiday
3rd person he/she/it doesn't holiday he/she/it does not holiday
Plural
1st person we don't holiday we do not holiday
2nd person you don't holiday you do not holiday
3rd person they don't holiday they do not holiday
Question do I holiday?
Singular
1st person do I holiday?
2nd person do you holiday?
3rd person does he/she/it holiday?
Plural
1st person do we holiday?
2nd person do you holiday?
3rd person do they holiday?
Negative question don't I holiday?
Singular
1st person don't I holiday? do I not holiday?
2nd person don't you holiday? do you not holiday?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it holiday? does he/she/it not holiday?
Plural
1st person don't we holiday? do we not holiday?
2nd person don't you holiday? do you not holiday?
3rd person don't they holiday? do they not holiday?
Past I holidayed
Positive I holidayed
Singular
1st person I holidayed
2nd person you holidayed
3rd person he/she/it holidayed
Plural
1st person we holidayed
2nd person you holidayed
3rd person they holidayed
Negative I didn't holiday
Singular
1st person I didn't holiday I did not holiday
2nd person you didn't holiday you did not holiday
3rd person he/she/it didn't holiday he/she/it did not holiday
Plural
1st person we didn't holiday we did not holiday
2nd person you didn't holiday you did not holiday
3rd person they didn't holiday they did not holiday
Question did I holiday?
Singular
1st person did I holiday?
2nd person did you holiday?
3rd person did he/she/it holiday?
Plural
1st person did we holiday?
2nd person did you holiday?
3rd person did they holiday?
Negative question didn't I holiday?
Singular
1st person didn't I holiday? did I not holiday?
2nd person didn't you holiday? did you not holiday?
3rd person didn't he/she/it holiday? did he/she/it not holiday?
Plural
1st person didn't we holiday? did we not holiday?
2nd person didn't you holiday? did you not holiday?
3rd person didn't they holiday? did they not holiday?
Future I'll holiday
Positive I'll holiday
Singular
1st person I'll holiday I will holiday
2nd person you'll holiday you will holiday
3rd person he/she/it'll holiday he/she/it will holiday
Plural
1st person we'll holiday we will holiday
2nd person you'll holiday you will holiday
3rd person they'll holiday they will holiday
Negative I won't holiday
Singular
1st person I won't holiday I will not holiday
2nd person you won't holiday you will not holiday
3rd person he/she/it won't holiday he/she/it will not holiday
Plural
1st person we won't holiday we will not holiday
2nd person you won't holiday you will not holiday
3rd person they won't holiday they will not holiday
Question will I holiday?
Singular
1st person will I holiday?
2nd person will you holiday?
3rd person will he/she/it holiday?
Plural
1st person will we holiday?
2nd person will you holiday?
3rd person will they holiday?
Negative question won't I holiday?
Singular
1st person won't I holiday? will I not holiday?
2nd person won't you holiday? will you not holiday?
3rd person won't he/she/it holiday? will he/she/it not holiday?
Plural
1st person won't we holiday? will we not holiday?
2nd person won't you holiday? will you not holiday?
3rd person won't they holiday? will they not holiday?
Conditional I'd holiday
Positive I'd holiday
Singular
1st person I'd holiday I would holiday
2nd person you'd holiday you would holiday
3rd person he/she/it'd holiday he/she/it would holiday
Plural
1st person we'd holiday we would holiday
2nd person you'd holiday you would holiday
3rd person they'd holiday they would holiday
Negative I wouldn't holiday
Singular
1st person I wouldn't holiday I would not holiday
2nd person you wouldn't holiday you would not holiday
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't holiday he/she/it would not holiday
Plural
1st person we wouldn't holiday we would not holiday
2nd person you wouldn't holiday you would not holiday
3rd person they wouldn't holiday they would not holiday
Question would I holiday?
Singular
1st person would I holiday?
2nd person would you holiday?
3rd person would he/she/it holiday?
Plural
1st person would we holiday?
2nd person would you holiday?
3rd person would they holiday?
Negative question wouldn't I holiday?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I holiday? would I not holiday?
2nd person wouldn't you holiday? would you not holiday?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it holiday? would he/she/it not holiday?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we holiday? would we not holiday?
2nd person wouldn't you holiday? would you not holiday?
3rd person wouldn't they holiday? would they not holiday?
Present continuous I'm holidaying
Positive I'm holidaying
Singular
1st person I'm holidaying I am holidaying
2nd person you're holidaying you are holidaying
3rd person he/she/it's holidaying he/she/it is holidaying
Plural
1st person we're holidaying we are holidaying
2nd person you're holidaying you are holidaying
3rd person they're holidaying they are holidaying
Negative I'm not holidaying
Singular
1st person I'm not holidaying I am not holidaying
2nd person you aren't holidaying you're not holidaying you are not holidaying
3rd person he/she/it isn't holidaying he/she/it's not holidaying he/she/it is not holidaying
Plural
1st person we aren't holidaying we're not holidaying we are not holidaying
2nd person you aren't holidaying you're not holidaying you are not holidaying
3rd person they aren't holidaying they're not holidaying they are not holidaying
Question am I holidaying?
Singular
1st person am I holidaying?
2nd person are you holidaying?
3rd person is he/she/it holidaying?
Plural
1st person are we holidaying?
2nd person are you holidaying?
3rd person are they holidaying?
Negative question aren't I holidaying?
Singular
1st person aren't I holidaying? am I not holidaying?
2nd person aren't you holidaying? are you not holidaying?
3rd person isn't he/she/it holidaying? is he/she/it not holidaying?
Plural
1st person aren't we holidaying? are we not holidaying?
2nd person aren't you holidaying? are you not holidaying?
3rd person aren't they holidaying? are they not holidaying?
Past continuous I was holidaying
Positive I was holidaying
Singular
1st person I was holidaying
2nd person you were holidaying
3rd person he/she/it was holidaying
Plural
1st person we were holidaying
2nd person you were holidaying
3rd person they were holidaying
Negative I wasn't holidaying
Singular
1st person I wasn't holidaying I was not holidaying
2nd person you weren't holidaying you were not holidaying
3rd person he/she/it wasn't holidaying he/she/it was not holidaying
Plural
1st person we weren't holidaying we were not holidaying
2nd person you weren't holidaying you were not holidaying
3rd person they weren't holidaying they were not holidaying
Question was I holidaying?
Singular
1st person was I holidaying?
2nd person were you holidaying?
3rd person was he/she/it holidaying?
Plural
1st person were we holidaying?
2nd person were you holidaying?
3rd person were they holidaying?
Negative question wasn't I holidaying?
Singular
1st person wasn't I holidaying? was I not holidaying?
2nd person weren't you holidaying? were you not holidaying?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it holidaying? was he/she/it not holidaying?
Plural
1st person weren't we holidaying? were we not holidaying?
2nd person weren't you holidaying? were you not holidaying?
3rd person weren't they holidaying? were they not holidaying?
Future continuous I'll be holidaying
Positive I'll be holidaying
Singular
1st person I'll be holidaying I will be holidaying
2nd person you'll be holidaying you will be holidaying
3rd person he/she/it'll be holidaying he/she/it will be holidaying
Plural
1st person we'll be holidaying we will be holidaying
2nd person you'll be holidaying you will be holidaying
3rd person they'll be holidaying they will be holidaying
Negative I won't be holidaying
Singular
1st person I won't be holidaying I will not be holidaying
2nd person you won't be holidaying you will not be holidaying
3rd person he/she/it won't be holidaying he/she/it will not be holidaying
Plural
1st person we won't be holidaying we will not be holidaying
2nd person you won't be holidaying you will not be holidaying
3rd person they won't be holidaying they will not be holidaying
Question will I be holidaying?
Singular
1st person will I be holidaying?
2nd person will you be holidaying?
3rd person will he/she/it be holidaying?
Plural
1st person will we be holidaying?
2nd person will you be holidaying?
3rd person will they be holidaying?
Negative question won't I be holidaying?
Singular
1st person won't I be holidaying? will I not be holidaying?
2nd person won't you be holidaying? will you not be holidaying?
3rd person won't he/she/it be holidaying? will he/she/it not be holidaying?
Plural
1st person won't we be holidaying? will we not be holidaying?
2nd person won't you be holidaying? will you not be holidaying?
3rd person won't they be holidaying? will they not be holidaying?
Conditional continuous I'd be holidaying
Positive I'd be holidaying
Singular
1st person I'd be holidaying I would be holidaying
2nd person you'd be holidaying you would be holidaying
3rd person he/she/it'd be holidaying he/she/it would be holidaying
Plural
1st person we'd be holidaying we would be holidaying
2nd person you'd be holidaying you would be holidaying
3rd person they'd be holidaying they would be holidaying
Negative I wouldn't be holidaying
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be holidaying I would not be holidaying
2nd person you wouldn't be holidaying you would not be holidaying
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be holidaying he/she/it would not be holidaying
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be holidaying we would not be holidaying
2nd person you wouldn't be holidaying you would not be holidaying
3rd person they wouldn't be holidaying they would not be holidaying
Question would I be holidaying?
Singular
1st person would I be holidaying?
2nd person would you be holidaying?
3rd person would he/she/it be holidaying?
Plural
1st person would we be holidaying?
2nd person would you be holidaying?
3rd person would they be holidaying?
Negative question wouldn't I be holidaying?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be holidaying? would I not be holidaying?
2nd person wouldn't you be holidaying? would you not be holidaying?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be holidaying? would he/she/it not be holidaying?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be holidaying? would we not be holidaying?
2nd person wouldn't you be holidaying? would you not be holidaying?
3rd person wouldn't they be holidaying? would they not be holidaying?
Present perfect I've holidayed
Positive I've holidayed
Singular
1st person I've holidayed I have holidayed
2nd person you've holidayed you have holidayed
3rd person he/she/it's holidayed he/she/it has holidayed
Plural
1st person we've holidayed we have holidayed
2nd person you've holidayed you have holidayed
3rd person they've holidayed they have holidayed
Negative I haven't holidayed
Singular
1st person I haven't holidayed I have not holidayed
2nd person you haven't holidayed you have not holidayed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't holidayed he/she/it has not holidayed
Plural
1st person we haven't holidayed we have not holidayed
2nd person you haven't holidayed you have not holidayed
3rd person they haven't holidayed they have not holidayed
Question have I holidayed?
Singular
1st person have I holidayed?
2nd person have you holidayed?
3rd person has he/she/it holidayed?
Plural
1st person have we holidayed?
2nd person have you holidayed?
3rd person have they holidayed?
Negative question haven't I holidayed?
Singular
1st person haven't I holidayed? have I not holidayed?
2nd person haven't you holidayed? have you not holidayed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it holidayed? has he/she/it not holidayed?
Plural
1st person haven't we holidayed? have we not holidayed?
2nd person haven't you holidayed? have you not holidayed?
3rd person haven't they holidayed? have they not holidayed?
Past perfect I had holidayed
Positive I had holidayed
Singular
1st person I had holidayed
2nd person you had holidayed
3rd person he/she/it had holidayed
Plural
1st person we had holidayed
2nd person you had holidayed
3rd person they had holidayed
Negative I hadn't holidayed
Singular
1st person I hadn't holidayed I had not holidayed
2nd person you hadn't holidayed you had not holidayed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't holidayed he/she/it had not holidayed
Plural
1st person we hadn't holidayed we had not holidayed
2nd person you hadn't holidayed you had not holidayed
3rd person they hadn't holidayed they had not holidayed
Question had I holidayed?
Singular
1st person had I holidayed?
2nd person had you holidayed?
3rd person had he/she/it holidayed?
Plural
1st person had we holidayed?
2nd person had you holidayed?
3rd person had they holidayed?
Negative question hadn't I holidayed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I holidayed? had I not holidayed?
2nd person hadn't you holidayed? had you not holidayed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it holidayed? had he/she/it not holidayed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we holidayed? had we not holidayed?
2nd person hadn't you holidayed? had you not holidayed?
3rd person hadn't they holidayed? had they not holidayed?
Future perfect I'll have holidayed
Positive I'll have holidayed
Singular
1st person I'll have holidayed I will have holidayed
2nd person you'll have holidayed you will have holidayed
3rd person he/she/it'll have holidayed he/she/it will have holidayed
Plural
1st person we'll have holidayed we will have holidayed
2nd person you'll have holidayed you will have holidayed
3rd person they'll have holidayed they will have holidayed
Negative I won't have holidayed
Singular
1st person I won't have holidayed I will not have holidayed
2nd person you won't have holidayed you will not have holidayed
3rd person he/she/it won't have holidayed he/she/it will not have holidayed
Plural
1st person we won't have holidayed we will not have holidayed
2nd person you won't have holidayed you will not have holidayed
3rd person they won't have holidayed they will not have holidayed
Question +'ll I have holidayed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have holidayed? will I have holidayed?
2nd person +'ll you have holidayed? will you have holidayed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have holidayed? will he/she/it have holidayed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have holidayed? will we have holidayed?
2nd person +'ll you have holidayed? will you have holidayed?
3rd person +'ll they have holidayed? will they have holidayed?
Negative question won't I have holidayed?
Singular
1st person won't I have holidayed? will I not have holidayed?
2nd person won't you have holidayed? will you not have holidayed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have holidayed? will he/she/it not have holidayed?
Plural
1st person won't we have holidayed? will we not have holidayed?
2nd person won't you have holidayed? will you not have holidayed?
3rd person won't they have holidayed? will they not have holidayed?
Conditional perfect I'd have holidayed
Positive I'd have holidayed
Singular
1st person I'd have holidayed I would have holidayed
2nd person you'd have holidayed you would have holidayed
3rd person he/she/it'd have holidayed he/she/it would have holidayed
Plural
1st person we'd have holidayed we would have holidayed
2nd person you'd have holidayed you would have holidayed
3rd person they'd have holidayed they would have holidayed
Negative I wouldn't have holidayed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have holidayed I would not have holidayed
2nd person you wouldn't have holidayed you would not have holidayed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have holidayed he/she/it would not have holidayed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have holidayed we would not have holidayed
2nd person you wouldn't have holidayed you would not have holidayed
3rd person they wouldn't have holidayed they would not have holidayed
Question would I have holidayed?
Singular
1st person would I have holidayed?
2nd person would you have holidayed?
3rd person would he/she/it have holidayed?
Plural
1st person would we have holidayed?
2nd person would you have holidayed?
3rd person would they have holidayed?
Negative question wouldn't I have holidayed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have holidayed? would I not have holidayed?
2nd person wouldn't you have holidayed? would you not have holidayed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have holidayed? would he/she/it not have holidayed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have holidayed? would we not have holidayed?
2nd person wouldn't you have holidayed? would you not have holidayed?
3rd person wouldn't they have holidayed? would they not have holidayed?
Imperative holiday!
Positive
you holiday!
we let's holiday!
Negative
you don't holiday!
we let's not holiday!
Examples holiday examples
How do I use holiday in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Easter is the most important Christian holiday.
We're here on holiday.
They were arguing about where to go on holiday.
They spent their holiday in the mountains.
When you're beginning to look like the photo in your passport, you should go on a holiday.
You are in need of a holiday.
I enjoyed the holiday all the better for being with you.
Did you enjoy your holiday?
While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat.
Can you extend your holiday by a few days?
You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday.
It will do you good to have a holiday.
The holiday ended all too soon.
My wife and I agreed on a holiday plan.
Too long a holiday makes one reluctant to start work again.
Students have a holiday on Foundation Day.
We spent our holiday exploring rural France.
We are all impatient for our holiday.
How soon the summer holiday is over.
Movie subtitles
A right busman's holiday.
She arrived back from a holiday up north from the family bach.
Holiday?
Uh, mum and dad are flying back from a holiday in the UK in time to shove a roast in the oven. You?
Actually, I will be enjoying my holiday with my people at the big parade in Boystown.
We're on holiday, remember?
Suzette, we're going to take a holiday soon.
I've seen too many hardened arteries dragged out to make a first-night holiday.
A pretty holiday you'll have.
No one has to tell me you've found a playmate for this rustic holiday of yours, it's in your face.
That was the first holiday I ever had.
A holiday.
So that you can go on the holiday?
What a holiday they'd have if they knew A.P. Kirby was in the drunk tank.
It's Id al-Adha, an important Muslim holiday.
Arabella dear, have a nice holiday in England.
A few days holiday. And a short visit with my beloved Peggotty's in Yarmouth.
Have a good holiday.
But I was returning from a holiday in France about five years ago.
Tomorrow's a holiday, the banks will be closed.
A bank holiday?
You're making me jealous. Oh Alan, this holiday has been so glorious.
I'd like to plan the end of our holiday.
That's. that's just lads on holiday, innit?
They might wonder why four grown men went on holiday together, saying they were going to Spain and actually ending up in Morocco.
They can't just shoot four blokes who just happened to go on holiday together.
We're just only here to give Fanny a holiday.
It's a Roman holiday for every editor in New York.
I am about to take a holiday.
My holiday is just caprice.
My holiday begins most agreeably.
His Majesty, Death, amusing himself on a holiday.
My holiday is over.
My master is in need of a quiet and peaceful holiday. I see.
News and current affairs
That holiday from serious politics may be over for good.
People in their twenties could borrow money to buy a house, start a family, and go on holiday, paying the money back when they are in their fifties and would much rather stay at home and enjoy their grandchildren.
Tourists complained that the summer holiday they had planned on a Greek island was now in the midst of a refugee camp.
Black Friday in the United States traditionally is the day after Thanksgiving that signals the start of the holiday season sale.
In Europe, black Saturday falls in the last weekend of July, when the French and other Europeans set off in droves for their Mediterranean holiday destinations, and highways get jammed with traffic.
But, as world opinion awakens from its holiday slumber, it is likely to turn against Israel.
Large numbers of people contribute to a holiday atmosphere and attract entertainment and sports industries.
Whether one calls it that or a desire for a holiday from history, Japan and the UK today seem to be choosing a path that will only accelerate decline.
Think about it: Christmas is the main Catholic holiday, but we put more emphasis on the miraculous Resurrection of Christ at Easter.
The amount of marble used for renovation seemed excessive, and the understanding of what constitutes luxury appeared to correspond to the standards of a Holiday Inn.
For many of them, life seems to become an almost permanent holiday.
The impression of a generation on permanent holiday is deceptive in another respect.
The taboo against incest runs deep, as the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt demonstrated when he told experimental subjects about Julie and Mark, adult siblings who take a holiday together and decide to have sex, just to see what it would be like.
Last July, on another national holiday, they hit three tourist spots not far from the Mubarak family compound in Sharm el-Sheikh.
PARIS - Bastille Day, the French national holiday, was glorious this year.
Before the digital revolution, young people met those from other countries and cultures in relatively restricted circumstances, such as on a holiday abroad or a school exchange program.
When we observe them, they appear to lumber along like holiday shoppers in a crowded store.
But, while all of that holiday feasting may have led to greater girth, how should we understand what higher or lower body weight means?
PRINCETON - This Christmas, like every Christmas, thousands of pilgrims and tourists will travel to the Middle East to celebrate the holiday in the land of the Bible.
At a time when the Middle East is aflame with sectarian strife, the observance of the Christian holiday is a sad reminder that the region's distinctive religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity is rapidly disappearing.
The day after Christmas was a public holiday with cold turkey and ham to sustain us.
But in most countries today, even those with few Christian citizens, the festival offers the chance for a holiday and a binge.
On Amnesty Day - not a state holiday, to be sure - we would reveal to our loved ones, constituents, or employers the secrets that we think put us at risk.