reposer

English

Etymology

repose +‎ -er

Noun

reposer (plural reposers)

1. Someone or something that reposes.

References

• “reposer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausāre, from Latin pausāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.po.ze/

• Audio; “se reposer”:

  (file)

Verb

reposer

1. (transitive) to put down, to place
2. (transitive) to rest
3. (reflexive, se reposer) to rest, to repose
4. (with sur) to be based on

Conjugation

Conjugation of reposer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	reposer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	reposant /ʁə.po.zɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		reposé /ʁə.po.ze/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	repose /ʁə.poz/	reposes /ʁə.poz/	repose /ʁə.poz/	reposons /ʁə.po.zɔ̃/	reposez /ʁə.po.ze/	reposent /ʁə.poz/
	imperfect	reposais /ʁə.po.zɛ/	reposais /ʁə.po.zɛ/	reposait /ʁə.po.zɛ/	reposions /ʁə.po.zjɔ̃/	reposiez /ʁə.po.zje/	reposaient /ʁə.po.zɛ/
	past historic2	reposai /ʁə.po.ze/	reposas /ʁə.po.za/	reposa /ʁə.po.za/	reposâmes /ʁə.po.zam/	reposâtes /ʁə.po.zat/	reposèrent /ʁə.po.zɛʁ/
	future	reposerai /ʁə.poz.ʁe/	reposeras /ʁə.poz.ʁa/	reposera /ʁə.poz.ʁa/	reposerons /ʁə.poz.ʁɔ̃/	reposerez /ʁə.poz.ʁe/	reposeront /ʁə.poz.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	reposerais /ʁə.poz.ʁɛ/	reposerais /ʁə.poz.ʁɛ/	reposerait /ʁə.poz.ʁɛ/	reposerions /ʁə.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/	reposeriez /ʁə.po.zə.ʁje/	reposeraient /ʁə.poz.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	repose /ʁə.poz/	reposes /ʁə.poz/	repose /ʁə.poz/	reposions /ʁə.po.zjɔ̃/	reposiez /ʁə.po.zje/	reposent /ʁə.poz/
	imperfect2	reposasse /ʁə.po.zas/	reposasses /ʁə.po.zas/	reposât /ʁə.po.za/	reposassions /ʁə.po.za.sjɔ̃/	reposassiez /ʁə.po.za.sje/	reposassent /ʁə.po.zas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	repose /ʁə.poz/	—	reposons /ʁə.po.zɔ̃/	reposez /ʁə.po.ze/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

• à tête reposée
• repos
• repose en paix
• reposoir
• se reposer sur ses lauriers

 

Further reading

• “reposer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin repausāre, present active infinitive of repausō, from Latin pausō.

Verb

reposer

1. to rest (be inactive in order to recuperate)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of reposer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		reposer			avoir reposé
gerund		en reposant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		reposant
past participle		reposé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	repos	reposes	repose	reposons	reposez	reposent
	imperfect	reposoie, reposeie, reposoe, reposeve	reposoies, reposeies, reposoes, reposeves	reposoit, reposeit, reposot, reposeve	reposiiens, reposiens	reposiiez, reposiez	reposoient, reposeient, reposoent, reposevent
	preterite	reposai	reposas	reposa	reposames	reposastes	reposerent
	future	reposerai	reposeras	reposera	reposerons	reposeroiz, reposereiz, reposerez	reposeront
	conditional	reposeroie, reposereie	reposeroies, reposereies	reposeroit, reposereit	reposeriiens, reposeriens	reposeriiez, reposeriez	reposeroient, reposereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	repos	repos	repost	reposons	reposez	reposent
	imperfect	reposasse	reposasses	reposast	reposissons, reposissiens	reposissoiz, reposissez, reposissiez	reposassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	repose	—	reposons	reposez	—

Descendants

• → Middle English: reposen
  • English: repose
• French: reposer