Repose (Verb)
Meaning 1
Lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
To put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The crowd reposed great trust in the experienced captain to lead them to safety.
- Her family reposed all their hopes for a better future in her education.
- The company reposed complete faith in its CEO to make the right decision.
- His friends reposed all confidence in him to recover from his illness.
- She reposed her last bit of trust in her sister to make the right decision.
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Meaning 3
Put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- We reposed our trust in the experienced doctor to treat our ailing mother.
- Our family has always reposed their hopes in our young and ambitious daughter.
- These philosophers reposed the law in the people rather than a monarch.
- Many investors reposed their faith in the company's visionary leader.
- She reposed her confidence in her best friend and shared the secret with her.
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Meaning 4
Be inherent or innate in.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
Lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The president's body will repose in state for a period of three days to allow the public to pay its respects.
- Napoleon's body reposes in the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris.
- Albert Einstein reposes in Princeton Cemetery in New Jersey.
- The remains of the singer reposes in the church crypt where many famous musicians are buried.
- The queen's mother reposes in the private chapel on the grounds of the royal estate.
Meaning 6
Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.