What does 休む (yasumu | やすむ) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

明日は休みます。
ashita wa yasumi masu.
I'll be absent tomorrow.

父はまだ休んでいる。
chichi wa mada yasun de iru.
Father is still in bed.

父は昨日仕事を休んだ。
chichi wa kinō shigoto o yasun da.
Father absented himself from work yesterday.

疲れているので休んだ。
tsukare te iru node yasun da.
As I was tired, I took a rest.

木の下でちょっと休もうよ。
konoshita de chotto yasumo u yo.
Let's take a little rest under the tree.

明日１日休ませてください。
ashita ichi nichi yasuma se te kudasai.
Will you let me have a holiday tomorrow? | Please let me take a day off tomorrow.

彼女、風邪で休んでますよ。
kanojo, kaze de yasun de masu yo.
She's off with the flu.

彼女は風邪で学校を休んだ。
kanojo wa kaze de gakkō o yasun da.
She was absent from school with a cold.

疲れてるので休んだほうが良い。
tsukare teru node yasun da hō ga yoi.
As you are tired, you had better rest. | Since you're tired, you should rest.

旅行のため、彼は一週間休みます。
ryokō no tame, kare wa ichi shūkan yasumi masu.
His trip will keep him away from the office for a week.

明日、朝の仕事は休むつもりです。
ashita, asa no shigoto wa yasumu tsumori desu.
I'm taking tomorrow morning off from work.

風邪をひいていたので、学校を休んだ。
kaze o hī te i ta node, gakkō o yasun da.
I was absent from school because I had a cold.

老人は休むために少しの間立ち止まった。
rōjin wa yasumu tame ni sukoshi no ma tachidomatta.
The old man stopped for a moment to rest.

母が病気だったので、私は学校を休んだ。
haha ga byōki datta node, watashi wa gakkō o yasun da.
My mother being ill, I stayed home from school. | Since my mother was sick, I stayed home from school.

彼女は風邪をひいて、学校を休んでいる。
kanojo wa kaze o hī te, gakkō o yasun de iru.
She has a cold and is absent from school.

風邪を引いていたので、私は学校を休んだ。
kaze o hī te i ta node, watashi wa gakkō o yasun da.
Having a cold, I was absent from school. | Since I had a cold, I was absent from school. | Since I had a cold, I didn't go to school.

昨日ゆっくり休んだ分、今日は頭が冴えている。
kinō yukkuri yasun da bun, kyō wa atama ga sae te iru.
I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.

スーパーボウルを見るために会社を休んでいた事もありました。
sūpābōru o miru tame ni kaisha o yasun de itakoto mo ari mashi ta.
I've sometimes taken time off work to watch the Super Bowl.

お兄ちゃん、すごい熱だよ！？荷物はいいから、そこの木陰で休んでて！
o nīchan, sugoi netsu da yo!? nimotsu wa ī kara, soko no kokage de yasun de te!
Big brother, you've got a bad fever?! Never mind the bags, rest in the shade of those trees!

	The Japanese word
	休む
	is pronounced
	yasumu \| やすむ
	means
	to rest, to have a break, to take a day off, to be absent

	Examples:
	明日は休みます。 ashita wa yasumi masu. I'll be absent tomorrow.
	父はまだ休んでいる。 chichi wa mada yasun de iru. Father is still in bed.
	父は昨日仕事を休んだ。 chichi wa kinō shigoto o yasun da. Father absented himself from work yesterday.
	疲れているので休んだ。 tsukare te iru node yasun da. As I was tired, I took a rest.
	木の下でちょっと休もうよ。 konoshita de chotto yasumo u yo. Let's take a little rest under the tree.
	明日１日休ませてください。 ashita ichi nichi yasuma se te kudasai. Will you let me have a holiday tomorrow? \| Please let me take a day off tomorrow.
	彼女、風邪で休んでますよ。 kanojo, kaze de yasun de masu yo. She's off with the flu.
	彼女は風邪で学校を休んだ。 kanojo wa kaze de gakkō o yasun da. She was absent from school with a cold.
	疲れてるので休んだほうが良い。 tsukare teru node yasun da hō ga yoi. As you are tired, you had better rest. \| Since you're tired, you should rest.
	旅行のため、彼は一週間休みます。 ryokō no tame, kare wa ichi shūkan yasumi masu. His trip will keep him away from the office for a week.
	明日、朝の仕事は休むつもりです。 ashita, asa no shigoto wa yasumu tsumori desu. I'm taking tomorrow morning off from work.
	風邪をひいていたので、学校を休んだ。 kaze o hī te i ta node, gakkō o yasun da. I was absent from school because I had a cold.
	老人は休むために少しの間立ち止まった。 rōjin wa yasumu tame ni sukoshi no ma tachidomatta. The old man stopped for a moment to rest.
	母が病気だったので、私は学校を休んだ。 haha ga byōki datta node, watashi wa gakkō o yasun da. My mother being ill, I stayed home from school. \| Since my mother was sick, I stayed home from school.
	彼女は風邪をひいて、学校を休んでいる。 kanojo wa kaze o hī te, gakkō o yasun de iru. She has a cold and is absent from school.
	風邪を引いていたので、私は学校を休んだ。 kaze o hī te i ta node, watashi wa gakkō o yasun da. Having a cold, I was absent from school. \| Since I had a cold, I was absent from school. \| Since I had a cold, I didn't go to school.
	昨日ゆっくり休んだ分、今日は頭が冴えている。 kinō yukkuri yasun da bun, kyō wa atama ga sae te iru. I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
	スーパーボウルを見るために会社を休んでいた事もありました。 sūpābōru o miru tame ni kaisha o yasun de itakoto mo ari mashi ta. I've sometimes taken time off work to watch the Super Bowl.
	お兄ちゃん、すごい熱だよ！？荷物はいいから、そこの木陰で休んでて！ o nīchan, sugoi netsu da yo!? nimotsu wa ī kara, soko no kokage de yasun de te! Big brother, you've got a bad fever?! Never mind the bags, rest in the shade of those trees!

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org