noun, verb
noun [U] (literary) a state of rest, sleep or feeling calm:
She went outside seeking a few moments of repose. * In repose, his face was sad. * The first rays of morning sun disturbed their repose.
verb [V+adv./prep.] (literary)
1 (of an object) to be or be kept in a particular place:
She stared at the empty cabinet where once the vase had reposed.
2 (of a person) to lie or rest in a particular place:
We left her reposing on the sofa.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for repose is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does repose appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — repose appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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