different between reposer vs reposed

English

Etymology

repose +? -er

Noun

reposer (plural reposers)

1. One who reposes.

French

Etymology

From Old French reposer, from Late Latin repaus?re, present active infinitive of repaus?, from Latin paus?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.po.ze/

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

Derived terms

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

Further reading

• “reposer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin repaus?re, present active infinitive of repaus?, from Latin paus?.

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.

Descendants

• English: repose
• French: reposer

English

Verb

reposed

1. simple past tense and past participle of repose

Adjective

reposed (comparative more reposed, superlative most reposed)

1. calm and tranquil; at rest
   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Youth and Age

     reposed natures may do well in youth

Derived terms

• reposedly
• reposedness

Anagrams

• Peredos, deposer, predose