repose

noun

/rɪˈpəʊz/

[uncountable] (literary)

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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.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French repos (noun), reposer (verb), from late Latin repausare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pausare ‘to pause’.

repose

verb

/rɪˈpəʊz/

(literary)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they repose	/rɪˈpəʊz/ /rɪˈpəʊz/
he / she / it reposes	/rɪˈpəʊzɪz/ /rɪˈpəʊzɪz/
past simple reposed	/rɪˈpəʊzd/ /rɪˈpəʊzd/
past participle reposed	/rɪˈpəʊzd/ /rɪˈpəʊzd/
-ing form reposing	/rɪˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /rɪˈpəʊzɪŋ/

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[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of an object) to be or be kept in a particular place
- She stared at the empty cabinet where once the vase had reposed.
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a person) to lie or rest in a particular place
- We left her reposing on the sofa.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French repos (noun), reposer (verb), from late Latin repausare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pausare ‘to pause’.