ruhen

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀuːən/

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Verb

1. (intransitive, of something animate) to rest; to sleep
2. (intransitive, euphemistic) to be buried, to lie
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:

     Bei einem Patrouillenritt, zu dem er sich freiwillig gemeldet, war der älteste der Enkel gefallen. Ruhte nun fern in Feindesland.

     On a patrolling ride, for which he had volunteered, the oldest of the grandchildren had died. He now lay far away in enemy country.

3. (intransitive, of something inanimate) to be positioned; to rest
4. (intransitive, of a process or event) to stall; to be suspended

Synonyms

• (to sleep): pausieren, rasten
• (to be positioned): befinden, stehen

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ausruhen
• Ruhepause
• Ruhestand

• Ruhetag
• ruhig

Related terms

• Ruhe

Further reading

• “ruhen” in Duden online