Recumb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lean in a comfortable resting position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkˈʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkˈʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkˈʌm/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkˈʌm/.

Examples

He was reposing on the couch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repose recline

Parts of Speech

verb	lean in a comfortable resting position “He was reposing on the couch”

Word Forms

recumbent	adjective	lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
repose	noun	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
reclining	noun	the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

liegen

Lehnen Sie sich in eine bequeme Ruheposition zurück

🇫🇷French

recombiner

penchez-vous dans une position de repos confortable

🇪🇸Spanish

recostado

apoyarse en una posición cómoda de descanso

🇮🇹Italian

reclinare

appoggiarsi in una comoda posizione di riposo

🇳🇱Dutch

liggen

leun in een comfortabele rustpositie

🇵🇹Portuguese

recobrar

incline-se em uma posição de descanso confortável

🇷🇺Russian

лежать

наклониться в удобное положение для отдыха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लेटना

आरामदायक विश्राम की स्थिति में झुकें

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিরে আসা

একটি আরামদায়ক বিশ্রামের অবস্থানে হেলান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓய்வெடுக்கும்

ஒரு வசதியான ஓய்வு நிலையில் சாய்ந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

మృదువుగా

సౌకర్యవంతమైన విశ్రాంతి స్థితిలో వాలండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परत येणे

आरामदायी विश्रांतीच्या स्थितीत झुकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિકમ્બ

આરામદાયક આરામની સ્થિતિમાં ઝુકાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಗಿಕೊಳ್ಳು

ಆರಾಮದಾಯಕ ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്രമിക്കുക

സുഖപ്രദമായ വിശ്രമ സ്ഥാനത്ത് ചായുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸ

ਆਰਾਮਦਾਇਕ ਆਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਝੁਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

واپسی

آرام دہ اور پرسکون پوزیشن میں جھکاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

躺着

以舒适的休息姿势倾斜

🇯🇵Japanese

横たわる

快適な休息姿勢で寄りかかる

🇰🇷Korean

눕다

편안한 휴식 자세로 몸을 기댄다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nằm ngửa

dựa vào tư thế nghỉ ngơi thoải mái

🇹🇭Thai

เอนกาย

เอนตัวในท่าพักผ่อนที่สะดวกสบาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbaring

bersandar pada posisi istirahat yang nyaman

🇵🇭Filipino

humiga

sumandal sa isang komportableng posisyon sa pagpapahinga

🇲🇾Malay

berbaring

bersandar dalam kedudukan rehat yang selesa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرقد

اتكئ في وضعية راحة مريحة

🇮🇷Persian

دراز کشیدن

در یک موقعیت استراحت راحت تکیه دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

yaslanmak

rahat bir dinlenme pozisyonuna yaslanın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לשכב

להישען במצב מנוחה נוח

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