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respite

[ res-pit ]

noun

  1. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:

    to toil without respite.

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  2. temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.

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verb (used with object)

respited, respiting.
  1. to relieve temporarily, especially from anything distressing or trying; give an interval of relief from.

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  2. to grant delay in the carrying out of (a punishment, obligation, etc.).

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respite

/ ˈrɛspɪt; -paɪt /

noun

  1. a pause from exertion; interval of rest
  2. a temporary delay
  3. a temporary stay of execution; reprieve
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to grant a respite to; reprieve
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù±ð²õ±è¾±³Ù±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·°ù±ð²õp¾±³Ù·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of respite1

First recorded in 1200–50; (for the noun) Middle English respit, from Old French, from Latin respectus “action of looking back, consideration, regardâ€; (for the verb) Middle English respiten, from Old French respitier, from Latin °ù±ð²õ±è±ð³¦³ÙÄå°ù±ð “to await, keep looking around,†from respicere “to look backâ€; respect
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of respite1

C13: from Old French respit , from Latin respectus a looking back; see respect
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Alessi, now aged four, requires round-the-clock nursing, and Reagan, her sole carer, only receives six hours a month of respite care from the Jessie May charity.

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Right away, we realized that our role was to do what we do best — provide respite, moments of joy, and creativity during a difficult time.

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Her clay-court season could take in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome before thre French Open, and there will be very little respite in the schedule before the end of October.

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For the new family of three, the outing was a respite before the arrival of the holidays and jubilant out-of-town relatives.

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Ms Choda, who has fibromyalgia which leaves her in "constant pain and fatigued", says as well as giving her weekly respite from her caring duties, Broad Green was also a place of huge practical importance.

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