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/ʁə.po.ze/

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Translation

to rest; to put back down

Word origin

From Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausare ('to cause to rest'), from re- and pausare ('to halt, to pause'). The same root gives English 'repose' and 'pause'.

Origin
Latin
Root
repausare
English cognates
repose, pause

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jereposereposaisreposaireposeraireposerais
tureposesreposaisreposasreposerasreposerais
il/ellereposereposaitreposareposerareposerait
nousreposonsreposionsreposâmesreposeronsreposerions
vousreposezreposiezreposâtesreposerezreposeriez
ils/ellesreposentreposaientreposèrentreposerontreposeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jereposereposasse
tureposesreposasses
il/ellereposereposât
nousreposionsreposassions
vousreposiezreposassiez
ils/ellesreposentreposassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
turepose
nousreposons
vousreposez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
reposant
Past participle
reposé · reposée · reposés · reposées

Examples

conseillé .

The doctor advised her to rest for a few days.

- , l' épuisé.

Get some rest, you look exhausted.

l'étagère.

She put the book back on the shelf.

hypothèse.

The whole theory rests on a single assumption.

pâte .

Let the dough rest for an hour.

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