repose
part of speech
noun (repose — uncountable); verb (repose, reposes, reposed, reposing — formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) Rest, sleep or calm. tree →
2) (verb, formal) To lie down or rest. tree →
3) (verb, formal) To be kept or placed somewhere. tree →
4) (church) "The repose of the soul" means the peaceful rest of someone who has died; Christians pray for the repose of the souls of the dead. tree →
sense in the lessons
"Repose" is an old-fashioned, formal word found in poetry, classic books and church prayers. In stories, a face "in repose" is calm and still. In science, the "angle of repose" is the steepest slope a pile of sand or gravel can have before it slides. Phrases: in repose, angle of repose, repose of the soul.
examples
- The cat lay in repose by the fire. tree →
- Her face was peaceful in repose. tree →
- The jewels repose in a velvet box. tree →
- The priest prayed for the repose of Grandad's soul. tree →
- After the long walk, the travellers sought repose under a tree. tree →
- In science we measured the angle of repose of a pile of sand. tree →
- It was time to seek repose. tree →
note
Formal or poetic; everyday words are "rest" and "lie". Do not confuse with "reposition" or "repost" (post again online). Uncountable noun.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «repose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.