--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 37 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/37/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 37 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/39/) [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/40/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) **retirement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Retirement is the time when a person stops working for good, usually because they are older.[↗](../../retirement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Retirement is the time of life after someone has stopped working.[↗](../../retirement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In sport, retirement is when a player stops playing.[↗](../../retirement/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa enjoys his retirement by fishing every day.[↗](../../retirement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a retirement party for our head teacher.[↗](../../retirement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She took early retirement to travel the world.[↗](../../retirement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer announced his retirement.[↗](../../retirement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nan moved into a retirement home near the sea.[↗](../../retirement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · People often save money for their retirement.[↗](../../retirement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · As for the Hippogriff, he accepted the position of the King's Own Rocking Horse--a situation left vacant by the retirement of the wooden one.[↗](../../retirement/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **retiring** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Adjective: shy and quiet; not liking to be noticed: a retiring person.[↗](../../retiring/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Verb form: stopping work because of age.[↗](../../retiring/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* My grandad is retiring next month.[↗](../../retiring/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Verb form (formal): going to bed, or going away to a quiet place.[↗](../../retiring/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Verb form (sport): leaving a race or game early, often from injury.[↗](../../retiring/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our retiring head teacher got a big card from every class.[↗](../../retiring/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was a quiet, retiring child who loved books.[↗](../../retiring/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma is retiring and plans to travel.[↗](../../retiring/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The guests are retiring to bed.[↗](../../retiring/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver is retiring from the race with a flat tyre.[↗](../../retiring/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The retiring age is going up in many countries.[↗](../../retiring/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The last sound Peter heard before he was quite alone were the mermaids retiring one by one to their bedchambers under the sea.[↗](../../retiring/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **retort** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To answer quickly and sharply, often in an angry or clever way.[↗](../../retort/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A quick, sharp or clever reply.[↗](../../retort/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science, old) A glass container with a long bent neck used for heating and distilling liquids.[↗](../../retort/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «You started it!» he retorted.[↗](../../retort/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She had a clever retort for every joke.[↗](../../retort/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «I'm not scared,» retorted the mouse.[↗](../../retort/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The alchemist heated the liquid in a glass retort.[↗](../../retort/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His rude retort got him in trouble.[↗](../../retort/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When teased, she retorted with a smile.[↗](../../retort/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "You do muddy it!" retorted the Wolf savagely.[↗](../../retort/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **retrace** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To retrace your steps is to go back along the same way you came.[↗](../../retrace/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We must retrace our steps.[↗](../../retrace/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Peddler retraced his steps to the town.[↗](../../retrace/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They retraced their steps to the hut.[↗](../../retrace/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **retract** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To retract is to take back something you have said or agreed to.[↗](../../retract/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To retract is to pull back into the body or case, as a cat draws in its claws.[↗](../../retract/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They could not retract the bargain.[↗](../../retract/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I wish to retract what I said.[↗](../../retract/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat can retract its claws.[↗](../../retract/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **retractable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Able to be pulled back in or folded away when not in use.[↗](../../retractable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Describing something that can slide or roll back into a case or body.[↗](../../retractable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cats have retractable claws.[↗](../../retractable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The stadium has a retractable roof for rainy days.[↗](../../retractable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Click the retractable pen to make the tip come out.[↗](../../retractable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog's lead is retractable.[↗](../../retractable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The plane's wheels are retractable and fold up after take-off.[↗](../../retractable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A tape measure has a retractable metal tape.[↗](../../retractable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **retracted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pulled back in: a cat with retracted claws.[↗](../../retracted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, past) Took back something said or written, admitting it was wrong.[↗](../../retracted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "He retracted his statement."[↗](../../retracted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) Withdrawn or taken back, like a scientific paper that is retracted because it had mistakes.[↗](../../retracted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat walked with its claws retracted.[↗](../../retracted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper retracted the false story and said sorry.[↗](../../retracted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The snail retracted its horns when I touched them.[↗](../../retracted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He retracted what he said about cheating.[↗](../../retracted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist's paper was retracted because the data was wrong.[↗](../../retracted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot retracted the landing gear.[↗](../../retracted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **retraction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A statement saying that something you said or printed before was wrong, taking it back.[↗](../../retraction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Pulling something back in or out of sight, like a cat pulling in its claws or a plane pulling up its wheels.[↗](../../retraction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The newspaper printed a retraction and an apology.[↗](../../retraction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He demanded a retraction of the unfair story.[↗](../../retraction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the retraction, everyone knew the rumour was false.[↗](../../retraction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Retraction of a cat's claws keeps them sharp.[↗](../../retraction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Retraction of the plane's wheels happens just after take-off.[↗](../../retraction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientists issued a retraction when they found a mistake.[↗](../../retraction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **retrain** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To retrain is to learn new skills, usually for a different job.[↗](../../retrain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To retrain someone or an animal is to teach them again or teach them something new.[↗](../../retrain/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt retrained as a nurse.[↗](../../retrain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory closed, so many workers retrained.[↗](../../retrain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We retrained our puppy to sit before eating.[↗](../../retrain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He is retraining to become a chef.[↗](../../retrain/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The course helps people retrain for new jobs.[↗](../../retrain/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **retreat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To move back or away, especially from danger or an enemy.[↗](../../retreat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) The act of moving back.[↗](../../retreat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A quiet place where you go to rest or be alone.[↗](../../retreat/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To change your mind and stop saying or doing something: retreat from a promise.[↗](../../retreat/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (noun) A short stay away from normal life for rest, prayer or planning.[↗](../../retreat/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The soldiers retreated behind the hill.[↗](../../retreat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The tide retreats twice a day.[↗](../../retreat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat retreated under the bed during the storm.[↗](../../retreat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tree house is my secret retreat.[↗](../../retreat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The glacier has retreated a long way.[↗](../../retreat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When the dog barked, we beat a hasty retreat.[↗](../../retreat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teachers went on a planning retreat.[↗](../../retreat/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And he pretended to retreat, turning away the head of his horse.[↗](../../retreat/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **retreated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Moved back or away, especially from danger or an enemy.[↗](../../retreated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Went to a quiet, safe place.[↗](../../retreated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Changed a decision or plan because of pressure.[↗](../../retreated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (of water or ice) Went back: the glacier retreated.[↗](../../retreated/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The soldiers retreated across the river.[↗](../../retreated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat retreated under the bed.[↗](../../retreated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She retreated to her room to read.[↗](../../retreated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The glacier has retreated a long way.[↗](../../retreated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tide retreated, leaving shells on the sand.[↗](../../retreated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When the dog barked, we quickly retreated.[↗](../../retreated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mouse peeped out, crept furtively up his flank, and again biting him, retreated to his hole.[↗](../../retreated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **retribution** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Retribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done.[↗](../../retribution/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Retribution," replied the pasha.[↗](../../retribution/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hour of retribution had arrived.[↗](../../retribution/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A just retribution fell upon the Eagle.[↗](../../retribution/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your retribution upon your own head; (Prophets JOL.4.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../retribution/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **retrieval** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Retrieval is getting something back, finding it and bringing it back from where it was («the retrieval of the lost boat»).[↗](../../retrieval/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In learning, retrieval is bringing something back into your mind from memory, like remembering a fact for a quiz.[↗](../../retrieval/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In computing, retrieval is finding and getting stored information, such as files or search results.[↗](../../retrieval/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Retrieval of the sunken ship took weeks.[↗](../../retrieval/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We do retrieval practice every Monday.[↗](../../retrieval/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Quizzes help with retrieval of facts.[↗](../../retrieval/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The search engine is good at information retrieval.[↗](../../retrieval/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The divers worked on the retrieval of the lost diamonds.[↗](../../retrieval/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Retrieval of old files can take a long time.[↗](../../retrieval/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Golden retrievers love the retrieval of balls.[↗](../../retrieval/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **retrieve** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To get something back from where it was left or lost.[↗](../../retrieve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Retrieve the ball from the garden.[↗](../../retrieve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computing) To find and get back stored information.[↗](../../retrieve/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of a dog) To find and bring back something, such as a ball or a shot bird.[↗](../../retrieve/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To put right a bad situation.[↗](../../retrieve/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad climbed the ladder to retrieve the frisbee.[↗](../../retrieve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog retrieved the stick from the pond.[↗](../../retrieve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you retrieve the deleted file?[↗](../../retrieve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask an adult to retrieve a ball from the road.[↗](../../retrieve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Divers retrieved the box from the sea.[↗](../../retrieve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team tried to retrieve the game after a bad start.[↗](../../retrieve/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **retriever** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A retriever is a kind of dog bred to fetch and bring back birds that hunters have shot, for example the golden retriever and the Labrador retriever.[↗](../../retriever/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A retriever is anyone or anything that fetches and brings things back.[↗](../../retriever/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our golden retriever loves swimming in the lake.[↗](../../retriever/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The retriever brought the stick back and dropped it at my feet.[↗](../../retriever/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Labrador retrievers are often trained as guide dogs.[↗](../../retriever/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A retriever has a soft mouth, so it carries things gently.[↗](../../retriever/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tennis club has a ball retriever on a stick.[↗](../../retriever/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Retrievers need lots of exercise.[↗](../../retriever/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin's retriever has golden fur.[↗](../../retriever/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **retro** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Copying or looking like the style of the past, especially the 1950s to 1990s.[↗](../../retro/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Old-fashioned in a fun or cool way.[↗](../../retro/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a prefix «retro-» means «backwards», as in «retrograde» or «retrospective».[↗](../../retro/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad loves playing retro video games.[↗](../../retro/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The café has a cool retro look.[↗](../../retro/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore retro sunglasses from the 1970s.[↗](../../retro/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Retro sweets are sold in old-fashioned jars.[↗](../../retro/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Vinyl records are retro but popular again.[↗](../../retro/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new phone has a retro design.[↗](../../retro/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **retrograde** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Going backwards, or getting worse instead of better.[↗](../../retrograde/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, astronomy) Moving in the direction opposite to the usual one; for example, a planet seeming to move backwards across the night sky.[↗](../../retrograde/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (medicine) «Retrograde amnesia» is losing memories from before an injury.[↗](../../retrograde/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Closing the library would be a retrograde step.[↗](../../retrograde/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mars shows retrograde motion in the night sky.[↗](../../retrograde/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Venus spins in a retrograde direction, opposite to most planets.[↗](../../retrograde/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the fall, he had retrograde amnesia and forgot the morning.[↗](../../retrograde/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some moons orbit in a retrograde way.[↗](../../retrograde/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Going back to the old rules felt retrograde.[↗](../../retrograde/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If the sphere be rotated forward, good is implied, if in a retrograde manner evil is intended.[↗](../../retrograde/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../retrograde/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **retrospect** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «In retrospect»: when you think about something afterwards, looking back on it, often seeing it differently.[↗](../../retrospect/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In retrospect, it was a mistake to leave my coat at home.[↗](../../retrospect/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In retrospect, the plan was too risky.[↗](../../retrospect/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad's adventures seemed funny only in retrospect.[↗](../../retrospect/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Looking back in retrospect, the war could have been avoided.[↗](../../retrospect/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In retrospect, the test was easier than I thought.[↗](../../retrospect/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip, in retrospect, was the best day of the year.[↗](../../retrospect/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **retrospection** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thinking back about past events or about your own past.[↗](../../retrospection/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Looking back to judge something after it has happened.[↗](../../retrospection/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At the end of the year we had a time of retrospection about what we learnt.[↗](../../retrospection/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In retrospection, the trip was great fun despite the rain.[↗](../../retrospection/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad's stories are full of retrospection.[↗](../../retrospection/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Retrospection helps you see your mistakes clearly.[↗](../../retrospection/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The diary was written in quiet retrospection.[↗](../../retrospection/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In retrospect, I should have studied more.[↗](../../retrospection/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **return** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To return is to come back or go back to a place.[↗](../../return/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To return something is to give it back or bring it back.[↗](../../return/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A return is the going back, or the coming back: on her return.[↗](../../return/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A return (ticket, trip) is there and back.[↗](../../return/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Return is also the key on a keyboard for a new line, and money earned back.[↗](../../return/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To return can also mean to answer someone in speech.[↗](../../return/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He drove 30 miles to the lake and returned home.[↗](../../return/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She returned 4 library books.[↗](../../return/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop returned $5 to him.[↗](../../return/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The return trip took 2 hours.[↗](../../return/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please return your books by Friday.[↗](../../return/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The swallows return every spring.[↗](../../return/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A boomerang returns to the thrower.[↗](../../return/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She bought a return ticket to the city.[↗](../../return/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Press return to start a new line.[↗](../../return/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · "No, sir, by design," returned Aladdin.[↗](../../return/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Laban departed, and returned unto his place.[↗](../../return/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.55, JPS 1917)[↗](../../return/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Go say to them: Return ye to your tents.[↗](../../return/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.5.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../return/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.[↗](../../return/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.33.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../return/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And he returned, and came to Achish.[↗](../../return/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.27.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../return/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Then David returned to bless his household.[↗](../../return/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.6.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../return/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And Mordecai returned to the king's gate.[↗](../../return/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.6.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../return/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **returnable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Able to be given or sent back, often for money back: «returnable bottles».[↗](../../returnable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Must be given back by a certain time: «The form is returnable by Friday.».[↗](../../returnable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* These bottles are returnable for ten cents each.[↗](../../returnable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The deposit is returnable if you bring the key back.[↗](../../returnable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sale items are not returnable.[↗](../../returnable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The form is returnable to the office by Friday.[↗](../../returnable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your receipt so the shoes are returnable.[↗](../../returnable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We took the returnable cans back to the shop.[↗](../../returnable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **reuben** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Reuben is a boy's name.[↗](../../reuben/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Bible) Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob in the Bible and gave his name to one of the twelve tribes of Israel.[↗](../../reuben/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (USA) A Reuben is a hot sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread.[↗](../../reuben/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Reuben is in my class.[↗](../../reuben/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bible, Reuben was Jacob's first son.[↗](../../reuben/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Reuben tried to save Joseph from his brothers.[↗](../../reuben/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad ordered a Reuben in New York.[↗](../../reuben/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tribe of Reuben was one of twelve.[↗](../../reuben/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Reuben scored the winning goal.[↗](../../reuben/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the families of Reuben.[↗](../../reuben/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.6.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reuben/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim; (Torah NUM.32.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reuben/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.[↗](../../reuben/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.46.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reuben/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.[↗](../../reuben/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.5.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reuben/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · At the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.[↗](../../reuben/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.5.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reuben/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; (Writings 1CH.2.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../reuben/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/30/) … [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/36/) **37** [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/38/) [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/39/) 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