RESPITE

Meaning of RESPITE in English

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: re · spit · ed ; re · spit · ing

Date: 14th century

1 : to grant a respite to

2 : PUT OFF , DELAY

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

RESPITE — I. ˈrespə̇]t sometimes ˈreˌspī] or rə̇ˈspī] or rēˈspī]; usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English respit, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RESPITE — (n.) To give or grant a respite to.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — ( n. ) To give or grant a respite to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — /res"pit/ , n. , v. , respited, respiting . n. 1. a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — I. ˈres-pət also ri-ˈspīt, Britain usually ˈres-ˌpīt noun Etymology: Middle English respit, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin respectus, from Latin, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RESPITE — noun to give or grant a respite to. 2. respite ·noun to delay or postpone; to put off. 3. respite …
Webster English vocab
RESPITE — [re.spite] n [ME respit, fr. OF, fr. ML respectus, fr. L, act of looking back--more at respect] (13c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RESPITE — respite BrE AmE ˈresp aɪt -ɪt, § -ət AmE -ət ri ˈspaɪt ▷ respite|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RESPITE — / ˈrespaɪt; NAmE ˈrespɪt/ noun [ sing. , U ] 1. respite (from sth) a short break or escape from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESPITE — res ‧ pite /ˈrespɪt, -paɪt $ -pɪt/ BrE AmE noun [singular, uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RESPITE — n. & v. --n. 1 an interval of rest or relief. 2 a delay permitted before the discharge of an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RESPITE — n. & v. n. 1 an interval of rest or relief. 2 a delay permitted before the discharge of an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RESPITE — n. & v. --n. 1. an interval of rest or relief. 2 a delay permitted before the discharge of an …
Oxford English vocab
RESPITE — 1. A respite is a short period of rest from something unpleasant. ( FORMAL ) It was some weeks now …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESPITE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES respite care COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE brief ▪ Nearby, the remainder of the squadron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RESPITE — [noun] [U] [formal] - a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasantWe worked for hours without respite.Although neither side …
Cambridge English vocab
RESPITE — Synonyms and related words : abeyance, afterthought, bind, block, blockage, blow, break, breath, breather, breathing, breathing place, breathing space, breathing …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RESPITE — n. Function: noun 1 a temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender FF1C; the murderer won a respite …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RESPITE — noun 1. a temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender the murderer won a respite Synonyms: reprieve 2. …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RESPITE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little , momentary , short , temporary ▪ a brief ~ from the ringing of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RESPITE — n. 25B6; noun a brief respite : REST, break, breathing space, interval, intermission, interlude, recess, lull, pause, time out; relief, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RESPITE — n. 1 interval, intermission, break, interruption, recess, breather, rest; holiday, Chiefly US and Canadian vacation I haven't had a moment's …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RESPITE — 1. сущ. 1) передышка to allow, give respite ≈ давать передышку We allowed them no respite. ≈ Мы не давали …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RESPITE — respite.ogg 1. ʹresp(a)ıt n 1. передышка a short period of respite - кратковременная передышка to work without respite - работать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RESPITE — respite сущ.1) передышка to allow, give respite — давать передышку We allowed them no respite. — Мы им не давали …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RESPITE — 1. ʹresp(a)ıt n 1. передышка a short period of respite - кратковременная передышка to work without respite - работать без …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RESPITE — 1. сущ. 1) передышка to allow, give respite — давать передышку We allowed them no respite. — Мы им не …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RESPITE — 1. сущ. 1) передышка to allow, give respite — давать передышку We allowed them no respite. — Мы им не давали передышки. brief, temporary …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RESPITE — 1. _n. 1> передышка 2> отсрочка (платежа, наказания, исполнения приговора и т. п.) _Syn: break 2. _v. 1> дать отсрочку; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RESPITE — отсрочка ; временное облегчение ; передышка ; предоставить отсрочку платежа ; ~ respite days ; ~ request for respite ;
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
RESPITE — 1. сущ. 1) передышка to allow, give respite ≈ давать передышку We allowed them no respite. ≈ Мы не давали …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RESPITE — réspit; pause, suspension, mora
English interlingue dictionary
RESPITE — pahulay
English-Visayan vocabulary
RESPITE — I. noun see: respect Date: 13th century a period of temporary delay, an interval of rest or relief, II. transitive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RESPITE — (n.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — (n.) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — (n.) To delay or postpone; to put off.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — (n.) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — (n.) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — (n.) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — (n.) A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
Английский словарь Webster
RESPITE — ( n. ) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — ( n. ) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — ( n. ) To delay or postpone; to put off.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — ( n. ) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — ( n. ) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — ( n. ) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — ( n. ) A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RESPITE — v. suspend temporarily, grant an intermission; suspend an execution, delay or cancel a death sentence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RESPITE — n. temporary delay, cessation, intermission; reprieve, suspension of an execution, delay or cancellation of a death sentence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RESPITE — n. Function: adjective Date: 1978 : providing or being temporary care in relief of a primary caregiver < respite care> …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RESPITE — n. Pronunciation: ' res-p ə t also ri- ' sp ī t, Brit usu ' res- ˌ p ī t …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RESPITE — [ 'rɛspʌɪt , -spɪt ] ■ noun a short period of rest or relief from something unpleasant. ■ verb 1》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RESPITE — 1. A ~ is a short period of rest from something unpleasant. (FORMAL) It was some weeks now since they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RESPITE — I . n. 1. Delay, pause, rest, interval, stop, cessation, stay, breathing-time. 2. Reprieve, suspension of punishment. 3. Postponement, delay, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RESPITE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RESPITE — See ↑ PAUSE 3
Longman Activator English vocab
RESPITE — n. 1) to allow, give ~ (we allowed them no ~) 2) a brief, temporary ~ 3) a ~ from …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
RESPITE — Отсрочка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RESPITE — (n) отсрочка; отсрочка исполнения приговора; передышка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RESPITE — 1. [ʹresp(a)ıt] n 1. передышка a short period of ~ - кратковременная передышка to work without ~ - работать без …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RESPITE — v. давать отсрочку, доставить временное облегчение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RESPITE — n. передышка, отсрочка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RESPITE — v. давать отсрочку, доставить временное облегчение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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