reposer — meaning in English

English meaning

• hinge noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
• rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.

Senses

reposer is used for these senses in English:

• hinge (Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
• put down To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
• rest (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
• rest (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
• rest (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.

hinge — full definition

1. noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
2. noun A key point on which something else depends.
3. verb To depend entirely on something.

rest — full definition

1. noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
2. noun The remaining part of something; what is left over.
3. noun A pause of a specific length in a piece of music, or the symbol marking it.
4. verb To stop working or moving in order to relax or recover.
5. verb To lean, lie, or be supported on something.

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