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Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.
William Hague

Meaning of "respite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RESPITE

From Old French respit, from Latin respectus a looking back.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RESPITE

respite  [ˈrɛspɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESPITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Respite 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 respite in English.

WHAT DOES RESPITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of respite in the English dictionary

The first definition of respite in the dictionary is a pause from exertion; interval of rest. Other definition of respite is a temporary delay. Respite is also a temporary stay of execution; reprieve.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RESPITE

PRESENT

Present
I respite
you respite
he/she/it respites
we respite
you respite
they respite
Present continuous
I am respiting
you are respiting
he/she/it is respiting
we are respiting
you are respiting
they are respiting
Present perfect
I have respited
you have respited
he/she/it has respited
we have respited
you have respited
they have respited
Present perfect continuous
I have been respiting
you have been respiting
he/she/it has been respiting
we have been respiting
you have been respiting
they have been respiting
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 respited
you respited
he/she/it respited
we respited
you respited
they respited
Past continuous
I was respiting
you were respiting
he/she/it was respiting
we were respiting
you were respiting
they were respiting
Past perfect
I had respited
you had respited
he/she/it had respited
we had respited
you had respited
they had respited
Past perfect continuous
I had been respiting
you had been respiting
he/she/it had been respiting
we had been respiting
you had been respiting
they had been respiting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will respite
you will respite
he/she/it will respite
we will respite
you will respite
they will respite
Future continuous
I will be respiting
you will be respiting
he/she/it will be respiting
we will be respiting
you will be respiting
they will be respiting
Future perfect
I will have respited
you will have respited
he/she/it will have respited
we will have respited
you will have respited
they will have respited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been respiting
you will have been respiting
he/she/it will have been respiting
we will have been respiting
you will have been respiting
they will have been respiting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would respite
you would respite
he/she/it would respite
we would respite
you would respite
they would respite
Conditional continuous
I would be respiting
you would be respiting
he/she/it would be respiting
we would be respiting
you would be respiting
they would be respiting
Conditional perfect
I would have respite
you would have respite
he/she/it would have respite
we would have respite
you would have respite
they would have respite
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been respiting
you would have been respiting
he/she/it would have been respiting
we would have been respiting
you would have been respiting
they would have been respiting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you respite
we let´s respite
you respite
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to respite
Past participle
respited
Present Participle
respiting
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESPITE


armpit
ˈɑːmˌpɪt
bespit
bɪˈspɪt
carpet
ˈkɑːpɪt
cesspit
ˈsɛspɪt
cockpit
ˈkɒkˌpɪt
cuspate
ˈkʌspɪt
drapet
ˈdræpɪt
lickspit
ˈlɪkˌspɪt
muppet
ˈmʌpɪt
pit
pɪt
Pitt
pɪt
pulpit
ˈpʊlpɪt
puppet
ˈpʌpɪt
snippet
ˈsnɪpɪt
spit
spɪt
sumpit
ˈsʌmpɪt
tapet
ˈtæpɪt
trumpet
ˈtrʌmpɪt
turnspit
ˈtɜːnˌspɪt
whippet
ˈwɪpɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESPITE

respirability
respirable
respiration
respirational
respirator
respiratory
respiratory arrest
respiratory failure
respiratory quotient
respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory system
respiratory tract
respire
respiritualise
respiritualize
respirometer
respirometric
respirometry
respite care
respiteless

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESPITE

black and white
black-and-white
cite
despite
elite
favourite
in black and white
in the white
invite
lite
petite
phlogopite
quite
satellite
sinopite
site
sopite
spite
suite
woodspite

Synonyms and antonyms of respite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESPITE»

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

Translation of «respite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESPITE

Find out the translation of respite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of respite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «respite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 小间歇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

respiro
570 millions of speakers

English

respite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राहत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

передышка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

folga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবকাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

répit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berehat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruhepause
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小休止
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일시 중지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangguh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thời gian nghỉ ngơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வுக்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्रांती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mühlet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tregua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wytchnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перепочинок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răgaz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάπαυλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verligting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

respit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pusterom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of respite

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESPITE»

The term «respite» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.286 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESPITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «respite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «respite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about respite

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4 QUOTES WITH «RESPITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word respite.
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Regina Brett
I like that they call it an airplane cabin. A cabin is where you go to get away from stress. The cabin is a respite from the terminals on either end of the flight where noise bombards you as soon as you walk through the gate.
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William Hague
Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.
3
Mary Shelley
The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food.
4
Wayne Swan
Isn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without too much else happening anywhere else in the world, time to focus on the people you love and the activities that you enjoy, time to exercise, to read.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESPITE»

Discover the use of respite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to respite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Planning Care for Children in Respite Settings: Hello, This ...
However, in this book the authors argue for a radically new approach to the whole service, based on the model developed by Helen Laverty, which she calls 'Hello, This is Me'. Its underlying philosophy is that respite care should no longer ...
Helen Laverty, Mary Reet, 2001
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"Share the Care": An Evaluation of a Family-based Respite ...
'Share the Care' examines: the different ways in which respite care schemes operate, focusing in particular on the Share-the-Care service in Lothian; the experience of parents of children with learning difficulties of using the scheme; ...
Kirsten Stalker, 1990
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A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs: Utilization, ...
tern of findings suggests that a more complete understanding of what constitutes respite use is critical to the evaluation of respite programs. Whether the use of respite services ultimately benefits families and reduces the cost of long-term care ...
Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, 2014
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Respite Care: Grants and Cooperative Agreements Awarded to ...
Award amount Project objectives Examples of planned activities 188,950 • Jumpstart, train and support Regional Lifespan Respite Collaboratives. • Enhance the listing of respite resources in the state's online database. • Expand the state's ...
Debra A. Draper
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Cold War Respite: The Geneva Summit of 1955
They consider John Foster Dulles's policy at Geneva and the meeting of the four foreign ministers that followed the summit."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Günter Bischof, Saki Dockrill, 2000
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The Respite
CHAPTER. NINE. SHELBY'S. STORY. (THE. RESPITE). After the shoving match between Margo and Amber, they both returned to work after weeks of absences. When Amber pushed Margo out of her shoes, Margo did suffer a dislocated ...
Darlene Moore, 2011
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Annual Review of Nursing Research, 20 (2002): Geriatric ...
were the most common theoretical perspectives used by nurse and non- nurse researchers. Respite Interventions Respite care is defined as interventions designed to give caregivers a break from the responsibilities of caregiving. Respite care ...
Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Patricia Archbold, Barbara Stewart, 2002
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The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating ...
Respite Care. Another big help that developmental service agencies may provide parents is respite care. This means experienced care providers that can care for your child while you get time off for yourself or to be with your spouse or with ...
Bryna Siegel, 1998
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Siblings: Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs
individual member, including the child with a disability, that parents have some respite. You might use the time to spend with your other children, to watch them play sport or go shopping. You might use it to spend time with your spouse. Or you ...
Kate Strohm, 2014
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Older Residents Legal Rights: Supported Accommodation in NSW
Before the introduction of these new arrangements there was, generally, a requirement that in a hostel containing 50 approved places or less, the organisation had to maintain at least one approved respite care place, and in a hostel with more ...
Sandra McCullogh, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESPITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term respite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Preview: Falling Skies 5x06 - Respite
Injured, Tom takes refuge with a unique family who has distanced themselves from the fight, giving him a glimpse of life without war. Hal and Isabella's romance ... «Three If By Space, Jul 15»
2
NB adding new respite day spaces for people with dementia
The centres offer respite spaces to provide relief to caregivers who have chosen to care for their loved ones with dementia at home. Social Development Minister ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
3
Contra Costa Homeless Respite Program Honored with National …
PHOTO: The Philip Dorn Respite Center, located in Concord, is a respite care program for homeless adults who are discharging from local hospitals and require ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
Rain brings respite for Jammu
Heavy rain lashed Jammu city as the sky turned dark this afternoon, bringing much needed relief from the scorching heat wave that continued in the winter ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
5
Rains lash Delhi, bring respite from heat wave
Heavy rains hit parts of the national capital on Thursday, bringing respite to the people of the city from the scorching heat wave. The southwest monsoon has ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
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Respite from heat as rain lashes Delhi, NCR after dust storm; traffic …
Respite from heat as rain lashes Delhi, NCR after dust storm; traffic snarls, flight delays hit capital. HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi; |; Updated: ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
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Tucked on hillside of Rio favela, trash dump-turned-garden offers …
But they find a respite in the park, where rows of old tires form a crescent-shaped amphitheater and old bicycle wheels serve as railings on the path running by ... «Fox News, May 15»
8
Historic bathhouse offers respite from Gaza's hardships
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — After dawn prayers in Gaza, a few dozen men descend a metal staircase to gather in the steamy confines of Hamam al-Sumara, ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
9
Now, app to provide respite to thirsty birds of Surat
Surat: To provide respite to thousands of thirsty birds and street animals from the scorching summer heat, a city-based animal welfare organisation has launched ... «Mid-Day, May 15»
10
African toyboy takes wife, 88, to care home for respite - but council …
An African toyboy husband got a shock when he took his 88-year-old British wife to a care home for respite - and social workers refused to hand her back. «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»

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