Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to recess
Participle: recessed
Gerund: recessing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | recess |
| you | recess |
| he;she;it | recesses |
| we | recess |
| you | recess |
| they | recess |
Perfect
| I | have recessed |
| you | have recessed |
| he;she;it | has recessed |
| we | have recessed |
| you | have recessed |
| they | have recessed |
Past
| I | recessed |
| you | recessed |
| he;she;it | recessed |
| we | recessed |
| you | recessed |
| they | recessed |
Pluperfect
| I | had recessed |
| you | had recessed |
| he;she;it | had recessed |
| we | had recessed |
| you | had recessed |
| they | had recessed |
Future
| I | will recess |
| you | will recess |
| he;she;it | will recess |
| we | will recess |
| you | will recess |
| they | will recess |
Future Perfect
| I | will have recessed |
| you | will have recessed |
| he;she;it | will have recessed |
| we | will have recessed |
| you | will have recessed |
| they | will have recessed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | recess |
| you | recess |
| he;she;it | recess |
| we | recess |
| you | recess |
| they | recess |
Perfect
| I | have recessed |
| you | have recessed |
| he;she;it | have recessed |
| we | have recessed |
| you | have recessed |
| they | have recessed |
Imperfect
| I | recessed |
| you | recessed |
| he;she;it | recessed |
| we | recessed |
| you | recessed |
| they | recessed |
Pluperfect
| I | had recessed |
| you | had recessed |
| he;she;it | had recessed |
| we | had recessed |
| you | had recessed |
| they | had recessed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would recess |
| you | would recess |
| he;she;it | would recess |
| we | would recess |
| you | would recess |
| they | would recess |
Perfect
| I | would have recessed |
| you | would have recessed |
| he;she;it | would have recessed |
| we | would have recessed |
| you | would have recessed |
| they | would have recessed |
Imperative
| you | recess |
| we | Let's recess |
| you | recess |
Verbs conjugated like 'recess'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'recess'
precess,
access,
cess,
de-ess,
excess,
process,
reaccess,
recase,
recast,
recede,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1531, "act of receding," from L. recessus "a going back, retreat," from recessum, pp. of recedere "to recede" (see recede). Meaning "hidden or remote part" first recorded 1616; that of "period of stopping from usual work" is from 1620, probably from parliamentary notion of "recessing" into private chambers. The verb is from 1809.
2. The noun is borrowed from Latin recessus (“act of going back, departure, receding, retiring; (figuratively) retreat, withdrawal; (metonymically) distant, secluded, or secret spot, corner, nook, retreat; recessed part, indentation”) (also Late Latin recessus (“decree or resolution of the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire”)), from recēdō (“to go back, recede, retire, withdraw; to go away, depart; (by extension) to disappear, vanish; to separate; to stand back, be distant; to yield”) (from re- (prefix meaning ‘back, backwards’) + cēdō (“to go, move, proceed”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs); influenced by Middle French recès, French recès (“a break, pause; break between classes in school; school vacation; ebbing of tide; reduction”) (also Anglo-Norman recès and Old French recès (“hiding place; hollow”).
3. Noun sense 5 (“decree or resolution of the diet of the Holy Roman Empire, etc.”) is possibly influenced by Italian recesso and refers to a decree or resolution made just before a meeting ends.
4. The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
5. Cognates
6. * Catalan recés
7. * Italian recesso
8. * Middle French recès (modern French recès)
9. * Portuguese recesso
10. * Spanish receso
Sample Sentences
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His house stood recessed from the road, and the stables, which are to a farm what a fireplace is to a house, were behind, their lower portions being lost amid bushes of laurel. [1874, Thomas Hardy, “Boldwood in Meditation—A Visit”, in Far from the Madding Crowd. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC, page 199:]
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It will also enable slower-moving freight trains to be recessed in the new down goods loop to await, if necessary, a suitable margin before proceeding to Stafford or Stoke and so reduce confliction with other main-line trains. [1962 January, “Talking of Trains: Track Re-arrangement at Colwich”, in Modern Railways, Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10:]
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to recess a wall
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That gargoyle recesses into the rest of architecture.
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Recess the screw so it does not stick out.
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Get near fat Mr. Dutton, and behind the screen of his prodigious elbow, you will be comfortably recessed from curious impertinents. [1808 (date written), [Maria] Edgeworth, “Manœuvring. Chapter XII.”, in Tales of Fashionable Life, volume III, London: […] [S. Hamilton] for J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1809, →OCLC, page 292:]
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When Congress is recessed, he makes himself acquainted with those free United States, of which he is the gifted son. [1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, “In which the Travellers Move Homeward, and Encounter Some Distinguished Characters upon the Way”, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC, page 400:]
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To the National Rifle Association's delight, the Senate has hobbled the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by failing to confirm a director since 2006, but [Barack] Obama hasn't made a recess appointment. […] "The President's view of his own power is a constrained one," says White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler. "Many of his nominees have languished, but he's only recessed the ones that were critical to keep agencies functioning." [2013 January 14, Michael Grunwald, “Cliff Dweller”, in Time, volume 181, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 27, column 3:]
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Class will recess for 20 minutes.
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The meeting was recessed at midday.
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This court shall recess for its lunch break now.
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The court recessed early for the weekend.