repose on



repose (up)on something

to lie on something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I will repose upon these cushions until my bathwater has been drawn. Dawn reposed on the sofa for over an hour.
See also: on, repose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SreČKo-Slovene
Ring[riŋ]
Feliciafə-LEE-shə (English), fe-LEE-thyah (Spanish), fe-LEE-syah (Latin American Spanish), fe-LEE-chyah (Romanian), fe-LEE-see-ah (Swedish)English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
AbdÜLkerİM-Turkish
GÖRanYUUR-ahnSwedish
Uladzimir-Belarusian