Meaning of "repose" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REPOSE

From Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausāre from re- + pausāre to stop.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF REPOSE

repose  [rɪˈpəʊz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPOSE

Repose is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb repose in English.

WHAT DOES REPOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of repose in the English dictionary

The first definition of repose in the dictionary is a state of quiet restfulness; peace or tranquillity. Other definition of repose is dignified calmness of manner; composure. Repose is also to place in a state of quiet relaxation; lie or lay down at rest.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REPOSE

PRESENT

Present

I repose

you repose

he/she/it reposes

we repose

you repose

they repose

Present continuous

I am reposing

you are reposing

he/she/it is reposing

we are reposing

you are reposing

they are reposing

Present perfect

I have reposed

you have reposed

he/she/it has reposed

we have reposed

you have reposed

they have reposed

Present perfect continuous

I have been reposing

you have been reposing

he/she/it has been reposing

we have been reposing

you have been reposing

they have been reposing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I reposed

you reposed

he/she/it reposed

we reposed

you reposed

they reposed

Past continuous

I was reposing

you were reposing

he/she/it was reposing

we were reposing

you were reposing

they were reposing

Past perfect

I had reposed

you had reposed

he/she/it had reposed

we had reposed

you had reposed

they had reposed

Past perfect continuous

I had been reposing

you had been reposing

he/she/it had been reposing

we had been reposing

you had been reposing

they had been reposing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will repose

you will repose

he/she/it will repose

we will repose

you will repose

they will repose

Future continuous

I will be reposing

you will be reposing

he/she/it will be reposing

we will be reposing

you will be reposing

they will be reposing

Future perfect

I will have reposed

you will have reposed

he/she/it will have reposed

we will have reposed

you will have reposed

they will have reposed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been reposing

you will have been reposing

he/she/it will have been reposing

we will have been reposing

you will have been reposing

they will have been reposing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would repose

you would repose

he/she/it would repose

we would repose

you would repose

they would repose

Conditional continuous

I would be reposing

you would be reposing

he/she/it would be reposing

we would be reposing

you would be reposing

they would be reposing

Conditional perfect

I would have repose

you would have repose

he/she/it would have repose

we would have repose

you would have repose

they would have repose

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been reposing

you would have been reposing

he/she/it would have been reposing

we would have been reposing

you would have been reposing

they would have been reposing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you repose
we let´s repose
you repose

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to repose

Past participle

reposed

Present Participle

reposing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «REPOSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «repose» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of repose

aplomb · beauty sleep · calmness · composure · confide · deposit · dignity · dormancy · doze · drowse · ease · entrust · equanimity · forty winks · inactivity · invest · kip · lie · lie down · lodge · outspan · peace · peace of mind · place · poise · put · quiet · quietness · quietude · recline · relax · relaxation · respite · rest · restfulness · self-possession · serenity · sleep · slumber · stillness · store · take it easy · tranquillity

TRANSLATION OF REPOSE

Find out the translation of repose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of repose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repose» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 养神
• Translator English - Spanish: reposo
• English: repose
• Translator English - Hindi: सोना
• Translator English - Arabic: استرخاء
• Translator English - Russian: почивают
• Translator English - Portuguese: repousam
• Translator English - Bengali: বিশ্রাম
• Translator English - French: repos
• Translator English - Malay: Beristirahat
• Translator English - German: Ruhe
• Translator English - Japanese: 休息
• Translator English - Korean: 두다
• Translator English - Javanese: Repose
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nghi ngơi
• Translator English - Tamil: பதிலிற்காக
• Translator English - Marathi: विश्रांती
• Translator English - Turkish: yaslanmak
• Translator English - Italian: riposare
• Translator English - Polish: spoczynek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: спочивають
• Translator English - Romanian: odihni
• Translator English - Greek: ανάπαυση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: rus
• Translator English - Swedish: vila
• Translator English - Norwegian: hvile

10 QUOTES WITH «REPOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word repose.

1

Gaston Bachelard

The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.

2

William Blake

Travelers repose and dream among my leaves.

3

Helena Blavatsky

To act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in accord with the tides. Ignorance of this law results in periods of unreasoning enthusiasm on the one hand, and depression on the other.

4

Leonard Cohen

When you stop thinking about yourself all the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you.

5

Edward Coke

The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose.

6

Edward Coke

Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions.

7

Isaac D'Israeli

All is extremely genteel; and there is almost as much repose as in the golden saloons of the contiguous palaces. At any rate, if there be as much vice, there is as little crime.

8

Indira Gandhi

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

9

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty and for repose which is in every human mind. But certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.

10

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPOSE»

Discover the use of repose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Angle of Repose

. . Two stories, past and present, merge to produce what important fiction must: a sense of the enchantment of life." —Los Angeles Times This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Jackson J. Benson.

Wallace Stegner, 2000

Mistress Masham's Repose

“She saw: first, a square opening, about eight inches wide, in the lowest step…finally she saw that there was a walnut shell, or half one, outside the nearest door…she went to look at the shell—but looked with the greatest ...

T.H. White, 2012

Repose: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).

‎2008

Power Through Repose

In Power Through Repose, Payson contends that a schedule of regular rest and meditation can help us focus our efforts and increase our efficacy in life.

Annie Payson Call, 2009

Repose

"Repose," the striking new work by award-winning poet Adam Getty, is technically flawless, philosophically refreshing and naturally phrased.

Adam Getty, 2008

Time: Rhythm and Repose

The forms of time give shape to human experience. Traditional thought, from China to ancient Greece, embodies time not only in gods and goddesses but also in the various devices which measure and grasp it.

Marie-Luise von Franz, 1978

Gentlemänly Repöse: Confessions of a Debauched Rock'n'roller

This is the hilarious and candid chronicle of when the unheard-of Unband got to drink, fight and play loud music with 80s metal bands like Def Leppard and Dio years after their heyday.

Michael Ruffino, 2004

Melville and Repose : The Rhetoric of Humor in the American ...

Bryant argues that Melville fused a "rhetoric of geniality" and "picturesque sensibility" adopted from the British with a "rhetoric of deceit" borrowed from the American tall tale in order to create his own amiably cosmopolitan "rhetoric of ...

John Bryant Professor of English Hofstra University, 1993

Wayne L. Good Architect: Tradition, Elegance, Repose

Wayne Good's approach to architecture is based on the idea that 'it is better to be good than to be original'.

Wayne L. Good, 2004

Food Powders: Physical Properties, Processing, and Functionality

Some of these angles are the angle of repose, the angle of slide, the conveying angle, and the angle of spatula. The description of some of these tests can be found in the ASTM D6393-99. 3.1.3.1. Angle of Repose The static angle of repose is ...

Enrique Ortega-Rivas, Pablo Juliano, Hong Yan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repose is used in the context of the following news items.

Cannons Fire On Anniversary Of Lincoln's Repose

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus is commemorating the formal viewing of Abraham Lincoln's body that followed his assassination 150 years ago. After President ... «10TV, Apr 15»

In billion-dollar MBS litigation, repose issue just won't go away

You've probably figured out that I'm (once again!) talking about the statute of repose, the obscure cousin of the statute of limitations that sets an absolute time bar ... «Reuters Blogs, Mar 15»

Memorial events, funeral set for Marion Barry

4 - Barry's body lies in repose at the Wilson Building starting at 9 a.m. for 24 hours. Friday, Dec. 5 - Community Memorial Service at 6 p.m. at Temple of Praise ... «WJLA, Nov 14»

Free Health Aid Can Add Years to Your Life, According to University …

"One of my favorite things about Repose is how easy it is to do," notes Kold. "In less than a minute, I can teach Repose to just about anyone. It costs nothing and ... «PR Newswire, Oct 14»

Statute of Repose Issues Illustrated in the Dismissal of Camp …

A statute of limitation procedurally prevents lawsuits from being brought after a legislatively specified period of years from the date of an injury. A legislated ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»

11th Circ. Sinks Camp Lejeune Drinking Water Suit

Law360, New York (October 14, 2014, 5:28 PM ET) -- The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday said revisions to a North Carolina statute of repose, intended to protect ... «Law360, Oct 14»

Pa. appeals court holds statute of repose bars asbestos plaintiffs …

While both parties raised several issues, but Panella wrote that the court only found need to address whether the statute of repose for improvements to real ... «Legal News Line, Jun 14»

Pa. Court Quashes Asbestos Exception For Repose Law

The appeal largely hinged on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's 2009 pronouncement that “no statutory right of repose exists with respect to asbestos cases,” ... «Law360, Jun 14»

Video: Seattle artist Gail Grinnell talks about her "Angle of Repose …

Grinnell's installation "Angle of Repose," is a tribute to that idea of home labor, an art that has been lost over time as generations grew in different directions and ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jun 14»

Statute of repose: a new weapon in environmental defense …

Waldburger represents a victory for companies and landowners with legacy environmental liabilities in states with a statute of repose applicable to tort claims. «Lexology, Jun 14»