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The state of being calm and composed
“It is not the social disaster which we hark back to, but the emotive response - the existential repose and quietude with which men confronted their impending doom.”
A state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity
“The work captures O'Hara in repose yet with the suggestion that he would be ready at an instant to bounce into action.”
The state, act, or fact of being calm and composed
“Such a depth of repose in so young a man.”
The quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered
Skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues
Lie down in rest
“How sweetly he would repose in the four-poster bed.”
Be situated or kept in a particular place
“Literally in a backwater not far from The Hague, Delft reposes among the clefts made through the sleepy Dutch fields by the delta of the Rhine.”
Lay something to rest in or on
“I'll go to him, and repose our distresses on his friendly bosom.”
To go to sleep, or fall asleep
To place for support or steadying
Be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something
To be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
To sit or come to rest in a comfortable position
Be in or move into a sloping position
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