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
Maryam-Arabic, Persian
Kurush-Ancient Persian
JillyJIL-eeEnglish
Marjan (2)-Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
RauhaROW-hahFinnish
Gianpaolojahn-POW-loItalian