repose
/ɹəˈpoʊz/ verb C2- To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
- To die, to rest in peace. · Simon reposed in the year 1287.
- Followed by on or upon: of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something, especially horizontally; to rest on or be supported by something. · a trap reposing on sand
- Followed by on or upon: of light, a look, etc.: to fall or rest (and often remain for a while) on something; to alight, to dwell.
- Followed by on or upon: to be based on; to depend or rely on.
Plural repose · He/she/it reposes · Past reposed · Past participle reposed · -ing form reposing
Verb forms
- Base form
- repose
- He/she/it
- reposes
- Past
- reposed
- Past participle
- reposed
- -ing form
- reposing
From the library
Where the dew reposes,
Through empty heaven without repose;
“It’s a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot,” said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls how many bites each girl would have.
Owing to the very judicious plan of dividing the two acts of the opera with a ballet, the pauses between the performances are very short, the singers in the opera having time to repose themselves and change their costume, when necessary, while the dancers are executing their pirouettes and exhibiting their graceful steps.
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