Why does the word “repose” not have sense of “re”(again) in it?
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I just looked for the definition of "repose". It was defined as
to place (confidence, trust, etc.) in someone or something
Now I'm pondering over why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it. Is it because it's not a hard and fast rule?
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I just looked for the definition of "repose". It was defined as
to place (confidence, trust, etc.) in someone or something
Now I'm pondering over why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it. Is it because it's not a hard and fast rule?
prefixes
asked 2 days ago
Vishal GhulatiVishal Ghulati
1193
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I agree with the answer below but anyway, are you sure it does not have the re- meaning? Doesn't it mean to go back into a state of rest after a period of activity?
– Minty
2 days ago
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I just looked for the definition of "repose". It was defined as
to place (confidence, trust, etc.) in someone or something
Now I'm pondering over why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it. Is it because it's not a hard and fast rule?
prefixes
asked 2 days ago
Vishal GhulatiVishal Ghulati
1193
I just looked for the definition of "repose". It was defined as
to place (confidence, trust, etc.) in someone or something
Now I'm pondering over why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it. Is it because it's not a hard and fast rule?
prefixes
prefixes
asked 2 days ago
Vishal GhulatiVishal Ghulati
1193
asked 2 days ago
Vishal GhulatiVishal Ghulati
1193
asked 2 days ago
Vishal GhulatiVishal Ghulati
1193
asked 2 days ago
Vishal GhulatiVishal Ghulati
1193
asked 2 days ago
Vishal GhulatiVishal Ghulati
1193
1193
1
I agree with the answer below but anyway, are you sure it does not have the re- meaning? Doesn't it mean to go back into a state of rest after a period of activity?
– Minty
2 days ago
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I agree with the answer below but anyway, are you sure it does not have the re- meaning? Doesn't it mean to go back into a state of rest after a period of activity?
– Minty
2 days ago
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I agree with the answer below but anyway, are you sure it does not have the re- meaning? Doesn't it mean to go back into a state of rest after a period of activity?
– Minty
2 days ago
I agree with the answer below but anyway, are you sure it does not have the re- meaning? Doesn't it mean to go back into a state of rest after a period of activity?
– Minty
2 days ago
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why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it.
Because re- has many different meanings. For instance in regard for which etymonline says:
...from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed,"...
For other uses of re-, etymonline mentions:
Often merely intensive, and in many of the older borrowings from French and Latin the precise sense of re- is lost in secondary senses or weakened beyond recognition. OED writes that it is "impossible to attempt a complete record of all the forms resulting from its use," and adds that "The number of these is practically infinite ...." The Latin prefix became red- before vowels and h-, as in redact, redeem, redolent, redundant.
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why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it.
Because re- has many different meanings. For instance in regard for which etymonline says:
...from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed,"...
For other uses of re-, etymonline mentions:
Often merely intensive, and in many of the older borrowings from French and Latin the precise sense of re- is lost in secondary senses or weakened beyond recognition. OED writes that it is "impossible to attempt a complete record of all the forms resulting from its use," and adds that "The number of these is practically infinite ...." The Latin prefix became red- before vowels and h-, as in redact, redeem, redolent, redundant.
answered 2 days ago
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why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it.
Because re- has many different meanings. For instance in regard for which etymonline says:
...from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed,"...
For other uses of re-, etymonline mentions:
Often merely intensive, and in many of the older borrowings from French and Latin the precise sense of re- is lost in secondary senses or weakened beyond recognition. OED writes that it is "impossible to attempt a complete record of all the forms resulting from its use," and adds that "The number of these is practically infinite ...." The Latin prefix became red- before vowels and h-, as in redact, redeem, redolent, redundant.
answered 2 days ago
oerkelensoerkelens
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why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it.
Because re- has many different meanings. For instance in regard for which etymonline says:
...from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed,"...
For other uses of re-, etymonline mentions:
Often merely intensive, and in many of the older borrowings from French and Latin the precise sense of re- is lost in secondary senses or weakened beyond recognition. OED writes that it is "impossible to attempt a complete record of all the forms resulting from its use," and adds that "The number of these is practically infinite ...." The Latin prefix became red- before vowels and h-, as in redact, redeem, redolent, redundant.
answered 2 days ago
oerkelensoerkelens
33.9k792123
why does the definition not include the sense of "re" (again) in it.
Because re- has many different meanings. For instance in regard for which etymonline says:
...from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed,"...
For other uses of re-, etymonline mentions:
Often merely intensive, and in many of the older borrowings from French and Latin the precise sense of re- is lost in secondary senses or weakened beyond recognition. OED writes that it is "impossible to attempt a complete record of all the forms resulting from its use," and adds that "The number of these is practically infinite ...." The Latin prefix became red- before vowels and h-, as in redact, redeem, redolent, redundant.
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I agree with the answer below but anyway, are you sure it does not have the re- meaning? Doesn't it mean to go back into a state of rest after a period of activity?
– Minty
2 days ago