take five

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === take five (third-person singular simple present takes five, present participle taking five, simple past took five, past participle taken five) (US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity. ==== Alternative forms ==== take a five ==== Related terms ==== take ten ==== Further reading ==== “take five”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “take five”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “take five”, in Collins English Dictionary. “take five” (US) / “take five” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.