Synonyms for take five
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fahyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : faɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for take five Other synonyms for the word take five
- be at ease
- be comfortable
- break it up
- call time
- catch one's breath
- cease
- come to standstill
- compose oneself
- deliberate
- desist
- discontinue
- doze
- dream
- drop
- drop it
- drowse
- ease off
- ease up
- halt
- hold back
- idle
- laze
- let down
- let up
- lie by
- lie still
- loaf
- loll
- lounge
- nap
- nod
- pigeonhole
- prorogate
- prorogue
- put feet up
- put on hold
- recline
- reflect
- refresh oneself
- repose
- rest
- rise
- shake
- sideline
- sit down
- slack
- slack off
- slacken
- slumber
- snooze
- spell
- stop briefly
- stretch out
- suspend
- take a break
- take a breather
- take a nap
- take five
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take ten
- take time out
- terminate
- think twice
- unbend
- unlax
- unwind
- waver
- wind down
Définition of take five
Origin :- Old English fif, from Proto-Germanic *fimfe (cf. Old Frisian and Old Saxon fif, Dutch vijf, Old Norse fimm, Old High German funf, Gothic fimf), from PIE *penkwe- (cf. Sanskrit panca, Greek pente, Latin quinque, Old Church Slavonic peti, Lithuanian penke, Old Welsh pimp). The sound shift that removed the *-m- is a regular development involving Old English, Old Frisian, and Old Saxon (cf. thought, from stem of think; couth from *kunthaz; us from *uns.
- Slang five-finger discount "theft" is from 1966. Five o'clock shadow attested by 1937. The original five-year plan was 1928 in the U.S.S.R.
- As in pause : verb wait, delay
- As in recess : verb stop action
- As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
Antonyms for take five
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