take a break and other collocations

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• معنی take a break و توضیحاتی درباره collocation در زبان انگلیسی

Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke to reporters while taking a break from the negotiations

• break / breɪk / noun (INTERRUPTION)
  • [ C ] a short period of rest, when food or drink is sometimes eaten:
  • a coffee break
  • UK a tea break
  • a lunch/dinner break
  • We'll take another break at 3.30.
  • They worked through the night without a break.
  • Do you usually take a morning/afternoon break?
  • We'll take a break now and resume in an hour.

References: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition, Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th edition

• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English has a separate collocation section:

• List of collocation dictionaries:
  • Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus
  • Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English
  • Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
• Collocation section of our website