- grant a delay or respite
- أَمْهَلَ \ grant a delay or respite. \ See Also أرجأ (أَرْجَأ)
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grant a delay or respite
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Respite care — is the provision of short term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home.The term short break is used in some countries to describe respite care.… … Wikipedia
Respite — Res pite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See {Respite}, n.] To give or grant a respite to. Specifically: (a) To delay or postpone; to put off. (b) To keep back from execution; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
respite — I. noun Etymology: Middle English respit, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin respectus, from Latin, act of looking back more at respect Date: 13th century 1. a period of temporary delay 2. an interval of rest or relief II. transitive verb… … New Collegiate Dictionary
respite — /ˈrɛspət / (say respuht), /ˈrɛspaɪt / (say respuyt), /rəˈspaɪt/ (say ruh spuyt) noun 1. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite. 2. temporary suspension of the… …
respite — /res pit/, n., v., respited, respiting. n. 1. a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite. 2. temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death;… … Universalium
respite — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, afterthought, bind, block, blockage, blow, break, breath, breather, breathing, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, bureaucratic delay, caesura, catharsis, cease fire, cigarette… … Moby Thesaurus
respite — n 1. interval, hiatus, intermission, break, interruption; pause, lull, lapse, interregnum; relief, breath, breather, breathing spell, rest, repose, relaxa tion, recess, inactivity, Archaic. bever; alleviation, assuagement, mitigation, palliation; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
respite — res·pite || respaɪt ,pɪt n. temporary delay, cessation, intermission; reprieve, suspension of an execution, delay or cancellation of a death sentence v. suspend temporarily, grant an intermission; suspend an execution, delay or cancel a death… … English contemporary dictionary
respite — n. & v. n. 1 an interval of rest or relief. 2 a delay permitted before the discharge of an obligation or the suffering of a penalty. v.tr. 1 grant respite to; reprieve (a condemned person). 2 postpone the execution or exaction of (a sentence,… … Useful english dictionary
respite — res•pite [[t]ˈrɛs pɪt[/t]] n. v. pit•ed, pit•ing 1) a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief 2) temporary suspension of a death sentence; reprieve; stay 3) to relieve temporarily, esp. from… … From formal English to slang
reprieve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delay, stay, respite, sus pension; pardon. See lateness, forgiveness, acquittal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. postponement, stay, respite, release; see acquittal , freeing , pardon 3 , respite . v. 1. [To… … English dictionary for students
