repose

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpəʊz/
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• General-American: rĭ-pōzʹ
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• General-American: /ɹəˈpoʊz/
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• General-American: /ɹi-/
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• rhymes with -əʊz
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• CMU ARPABET: R IY0 P OW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The verb is derived from Middle English reposen (“to rest”), from Anglo-Norman reposer, reposir, and Middle French reposer, from Old French reposer, repauser (“to become calm; to be peaceful; to rest; to be immobile; to lie or be placed; to cease, stop; to neglect”) (modern French reposer), from Latin repausāre, the present active infinitive of repausō (“(Late Latin) to be at rest; to lie down, rest; to sleep; to calm, pacify; (Latin) to halt temporarily, pause”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + pausō (“to cease, halt; to pause”) (from pausa (“a halt, stop; a pause; an end”), from Ancient Greek παῦσῐς (paûsĭs, “ceasing, stopping”), from παύω (paúō, “to cease; to make to cease, stop; to bring to an end; to hinder”) (further etymology uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *peh2w- (“few, little; smallness”)) + -σῐς (-sĭs, suffix forming abstract nouns or nouns of action, process, or result)). The noun is derived from Late Middle English repose, from Anglo-Norman repous, repos, and Middle French repos, repose, from Old French repos (“calm; rest; period or state of sleep; state of immobility; state of inaction”) (modern French repos), from reposer, repauser (verb) (see above). Noun etymology 1, noun sense 12.3 (“technique of including in a painting an area or areas which are dark, indistinct, or soft in tone”) is borrowed from French repos. Cognates Catalan reposar (verb), repòs (noun) Italian riposare (verb), riposo (noun) Old Occitan repausar, repauzar (verb), repaus (noun) Portuguese repousar (verb), repouso (noun) Spanish reposar (verb), reposo (noun)

From Middle English reposen (“to put (something) back, replace”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + posen (“to place (something)”), modelled after Latin repōnō (“to put back; to restore; to store”). Posen is derived from Old French poser (“to place, put”) (modern French poser), from Vulgar Latin pausāre, from Latin pausāre, the present active infinitive of pausō (see further at etymology 1), influenced by pōnere, the present active infinitive of pōnō (“to lay, place, put”).

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pose English repose From re- + pose.

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: հանգիստ (hangist) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Aromanian: arãpas — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Bulgarian: отдих (otdih) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Bulgarian: почивка (počivka) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Chinese Mandarin: 歇息 (xiēxi) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Czech: odpočinek — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Czech: spánek — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Dutch: rust — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Esperanto: ripozo — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Finnish: lepo — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Greek: ανάπαυση (anápafsi) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Ancient Greek: ἀνάπαυσις (anápausis) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Ingrian: lepo — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Italian: riposo — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Ladino: repozo — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Latin: requiēs — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Māori: moe — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Polish: spoczynek — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Polish: wypoczynek — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Portuguese: repouso — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Romanian: repaus — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Romanian: odihnă — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Russian: о́тдых (ótdyx) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Sicilian: riposu — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Spanish: reposo — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Tocharian B: āñu — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Ottoman Turkish: رامش (râmiş) — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Volapük: takäd — temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; an instance of this — see also break, rest
• Armenian: հանգիստ (hangist) — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Bulgarian: покой (pokoj) — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Bulgarian: спокойствие (spokojstvie) — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Czech: klid — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Czech: poklid — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Czech: pokoj — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Finnish: rauha — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Hungarian: nyugalom — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Old Irish: sádaile — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Old Irish: sádailecht — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Māori: mahurutanga — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Portuguese: repouso — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Russian: поко́й (pokój) — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Russian: споко́йствие (spokójstvije) — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneas — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Spanish: reposo — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Spanish: quietud — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Spanish: tranquilidad — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Ottoman Turkish: رامش (râmiş) — state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries — see also calmness, peace, quietness
• Finnish: lepo — of the face, a muscle, etc.: state of being relaxed and not in tension
• Finnish: lepotila — of the face, a muscle, etc.: state of being relaxed and not in tension
• Finnish: lepo — state of leaving something alone or untouched; an instance of this
• Czech: klid — of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity — see also dormancy, quiescence
• Finnish: lepotila — of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity — see also dormancy, quiescence
• Portuguese: repouso — of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity — see also dormancy, quiescence
• Russian: спя́чка (spjáčka) — of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity — see also dormancy, quiescence
• Spanish: reposo — of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity — see also dormancy, quiescence
• Czech: uložit — to lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest
• Czech: položit — to lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest
• Finnish: lepuuttaa — to lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest
• Czech: spočinout — to rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep
• Czech: ulehnout — to rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep
• Czech: uložit se — to rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep
• Czech: lehnout si — to rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep
• Esperanto: ripozi — to rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep
• Finnish: käydä levolle — to rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep
• Czech: odpočívat — to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity
• Czech: odpočinout si — to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity
• Finnish: pitää tauko — to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity
• Aromanian: arãpas — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Asturian: reposar — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Bulgarian: отдъхвам (otdǎhvam) — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Catalan: reposar — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Chinese Mandarin: 歇息 (xiēxi) — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Czech: ležet — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Czech: spočívat — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Czech: spočinout — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Esperanto: ripozi — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Finnish: levätä — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Greek: αναπαύω (anapávo) — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Ancient Greek: ἀναπαύω (anapaúō) — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Italian: riposarsi — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Ladino: repozar — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Latin: requiescō — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Latin: repausō — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Māori: moe — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Polish: wypoczywać — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Polish: spoczywać — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Portuguese: repousar — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Romanian: răposa — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Romanian: repauza — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Russian: поко́иться (pokóitʹsja) — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Russian: отдыха́ть (otdyxátʹ) — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Sicilian: ripusari — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Spanish: reposar — to lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest — see also rest
• Bulgarian: слагам (slagam) — of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something
• Bulgarian: полагам (polagam) — of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something
• Czech: ležet — of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something
• Finnish: olla jonkin päällä — of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something
• Finnish: pitää tauko — to cease activity to rest or recover; to have a period free from activity or disturbance
• Finnish: luottaa — to place (confidence, faith, or trust) in someone or something
• Finnish: uskoa — to place (confidence, faith, or trust) in someone or something
• Bulgarian: разчитам (razčitam) — to entrust (duty, power, etc.) in someone
• Finnish: uskoa — to entrust (duty, power, etc.) in someone
• Finnish: siirtää takaisin paikalleen — to put (a body part) back in its usual location; to reposition
• Finnish: johtaa — of a thing: to be in the management or power of a person or an organization