--- title: R — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 description: The 980 words of the school 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/school/R/page/4/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / R # R — The school dictionary · page 4 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/10/) - [refer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refer/) — To refer to someone or something is to talk or write about them. — 12 sentences - [referee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/referee/) — A referee is the person who makes sure players follow the rules in a game like football, rugby or basketball, and decides what happens whe… — 12 sentences - [reference](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reference/) — Talking about or mentioning something. — 12 sentences - [referendum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/referendum/) — A referendum is a vote in which all the voters of a country or area decide one important question directly, usually by answering yes or no. — 7 sentences - [referent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/referent/) — The real thing, person or idea that a word or phrase points to: in «the dog barked», the referent of «the dog» is the actual dog. — 8 sentences - [referral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/referral/) — A referral is the act of sending someone to another person or place that can help them better, especially from a family doctor to a specia… — 9 sentences - [refill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refill/) — To refill something is to fill it again after it has become empty. — 9 sentences - [refined](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refined/) — Polite, well-mannered and with good taste. — 5 sentences - [refinement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refinement/) — Good manners, fine taste and polish. — 6 sentences - [reflect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/) — When a surface reflects light, sound or heat, it sends it back. — 14 sentences - [reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflection/) — A reflection is the picture you see in a mirror, in water or on a shiny surface. — 12 sentences - [reflective](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflective/) — Reflective means able to send back light, like a mirror or the shiny strips on a safety vest. — 10 sentences - [reflector](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflector/) — A reflector is something with a shiny surface that sends light (or heat or sound) back towards where it came from, such as the small refle… — 9 sentences - [reflex](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflex/) — A reflex is something your body does by itself, very quickly, without you deciding to, such as blinking when something flies at your eye o… — 10 sentences - [refocus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refocus/) — To bring your attention or effort back to something, or onto something new. — 8 sentences - [reform](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reform/) — To change and improve a system, law or organisation. — 10 sentences - [reformation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reformation/) — The Reformation was the time, about five hundred years ago in Europe, when some Christians broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and s… — 10 sentences - [reformer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reformer/) — A reformer is a person who works to change something, such as laws, schools, prisons or society, to make it better and fairer. — 8 sentences - [refract](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refract/) — To refract light is to bend it as it passes from one material into another, such as from air into water or glass. — 9 sentences - [refraction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refraction/) — Refraction is the bending of light (or sound or water waves) when it passes from one material into another, like from air into water or gl… — 8 sentences - [refrain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrain/) — To stop yourself from doing something: please refrain from talking. — 10 sentences - [refresh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refresh/) — To refresh means to make someone feel less tired or hot, and more lively again. — 9 sentences - [refreshment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refreshment/) — Refreshments are small amounts of food and drink offered at a meeting, show or party. — 11 sentences - [refreshments](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refreshments/) — small amounts of food and drink offered at a meeting, event or journey. — 10 sentences - [refrigerated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigerated/) — Refrigerated means kept cold in a fridge or a cold room so that food or medicine stays fresh. — 9 sentences - [refrigeration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigeration/) — Refrigeration is keeping things cold, especially food and medicine, using a fridge, freezer or other cooling machine. — 9 sentences - [refrigerator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refrigerator/) — A refrigerator is a kitchen machine like a cold cupboard that keeps food and drinks cool so they stay fresh longer. — 8 sentences - [refuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuel/) — To refuel is to fill a car, plane, ship or other vehicle with fuel again. — 9 sentences - [refuge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/) — Refuge is safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather. — 11 sentences - [refugee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refugee/) — A refugee is a person who has had to leave their home country because of war, danger or being treated cruelly, and who has gone to live so… — 9 sentences - [refund](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refund/) — A refund is money given back to you, usually because you returned something you bought or a service did not happen. — 10 sentences - [refurbishment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refurbishment/) — Refurbishment is the work of repairing, cleaning and redecorating a building or room so it looks and works like new. — 10 sentences - [refusal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refusal/) — A refusal is when someone says no, or will not do, give or accept something. — 8 sentences - [refuse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuse/) — To refuse means to say no, or to not do something you are asked to do. — 12 sentences - [refute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refute/) — To refute an idea or claim is to prove that it is wrong. — 8 sentences - [regain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regain/) — To get something back after losing it: regain your balance, regain the lead. — 9 sentences - [regal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regal/) — Fit for a king or queen; splendid and grand. — 5 sentences - [regard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regard/) — To regard someone or something as something is to think of them that way. — 15 sentences - [regardless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regardless/) — Regardless means without paying attention to problems, warnings or difficulties; anyway. — 9 sentences - [regenerate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regenerate/) — To regenerate is to grow again after being damaged or lost, as a lizard's tail or a starfish's arm can. — 12 sentences - [regeneration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regeneration/) — Regeneration is when a living thing grows back a lost part, such as a lizard's tail or a starfish's arm. — 9 sentences - [regent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regent/) — A person who rules a country for a king or queen who is too young, ill or away. — 10 sentences - [reggae](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reggae/) — A kind of popular music from Jamaica, with a strong off-beat rhythm, often with words about love, peace, faith and fairness. — 8 sentences - [regime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regime/) — A government, especially one that rules strictly and does not let people choose (often negative). — 8 sentences - [regimen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regimen/) — A set plan of diet, exercise, medicine or care that someone follows to stay healthy or get better. — 8 sentences - [regiment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regiment/) — A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel. — 10 sentences - [region](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/region/) — A region is a large area of land or of a country, with its own features, such as a type of weather, plants or people. — 11 sentences - [regional](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regional/) — Regional means to do with a particular region, an area of a country or the world, as in a regional accent or regional news. — 7 sentences - [register](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/register/) — A register is an official list of names or things, like the list a teacher uses to check who is at school. — 13 sentences - [registrar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/registrar/) — An official who keeps records, especially of births, marriages and deaths. — 9 sentences - [registration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/registration/) — Registration is putting names on an official list, such as signing up for a club or school. — 10 sentences - [registry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/registry/) — A registry is an official place or office where records are kept, for example of births, marriages and deaths. — 12 sentences - [regression](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regression/) — Going back to an earlier, worse or less developed state. — 10 sentences - [regret](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regret/) — To regret something is to feel sorry or sad about something you did or did not do, and wish it had been different. — 10 sentences - [regretfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regretfully/) — In a sorry way, feeling sad about a mistake or a loss. — 4 sentences - [regrettable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regrettable/) — Unfortunate and something you wish had not happened; deserving regret. — 7 sentences - [regrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regrow/) — To grow again after being cut, lost or damaged. — 10 sentences - [regular](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regular/) — Regular means happening again and again at the same times or with the same space between («regular meals», «a regular heartbeat»). — 15 sentences - [regularity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularity/) — The quality of happening at the same times or in the same way again and again. — 11 sentences - [regularly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regularly/) — Regularly means often and at the same times, again and again, like every day or every week. — 10 sentences - [regulate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regulate/) — To regulate something is to control it with rules or laws. — 10 sentences - [regulation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regulation/) — An official rule made by a government or organisation. — 9 sentences - [regulator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regulator/) — A regulator is a device that controls something, like the pressure of gas or water or the speed of a clock. — 8 sentences - [regurgitate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/regurgitate/) — To regurgitate food is to bring swallowed food back up into the mouth. — 10 sentences - [rehearsal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rehearsal/) — A rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance. — 9 sentences - [rehearse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rehearse/) — To rehearse is to practise a play, song, dance or speech before doing it in front of people. — 9 sentences - [reheat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reheat/) — To heat food or drink again after it has gone cold: reheat the soup. — 8 sentences - [rehomed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rehomed/) — of a pet: given away to new owners because the old owners could not or would not keep it. — 8 sentences - [rehouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rehouse/) — To rehouse people is to give them a new home, usually because their old one is unsafe, destroyed or being knocked down. — 8 sentences - [reign](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reign/) — To reign is to rule a country as a king, queen or emperor. — 12 sentences - [rein](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/) — Reins are the long straps fixed to a horse's bit, used by the rider or driver to guide it. — 13 sentences - [reincarnation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reincarnation/) — Reincarnation is the belief that after a person or animal dies, their soul is born again in a new body. — 9 sentences - [reindeer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reindeer/) — A reindeer is a deer of the cold Arctic and northern lands, with thick fur and large branched antlers; in North America wild reindeer are… — 10 sentences - [reinforce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforce/) — To make something stronger, especially by adding material or support. — 11 sentences - [reinforced](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforced/) — Made stronger by adding more material or support: reinforced concrete. — 10 sentences - [reinforcement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/) — Something that makes another thing stronger, such as steel bars inside concrete. — 10 sentences - [reintroduce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reintroduce/) — To reintroduce an animal or plant is to bring it back to a place where it used to live. — 8 sentences - [reintroduction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reintroduction/) — A reintroduction is when an animal or plant is brought back to a place it used to live. — 8 sentences - [reject](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reject/) — To reject something is to refuse to accept, take or agree to it. — 10 sentences - [rejection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rejection/) — Rejection is refusing to accept, use or agree to something: the rejection of a plan or an offer. — 10 sentences - [rejoice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rejoice/) — To rejoice is to feel or show great joy or happiness. — 10 sentences - [rejoicing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rejoicing/) — Great joy and happy celebration, shown with parties, songs and dancing. — 4 sentences - [rejoin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rejoin/) — To rejoin a group, club or person is to join or meet them again. — 9 sentences - [rejoinder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rejoinder/) — A quick reply, especially a clever, sharp or rude one. — 7 sentences - [rekindle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rekindle/) — To rekindle a fire is to light it again or make it burn strongly again. — 8 sentences - [relapse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relapse/) — Becoming ill again after seeming to get better. — 10 sentences - [relate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relate/) — To relate to something is to be connected with it. — 12 sentences - [related](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/related/) — Related means connected in some way: «The two questions are related.». — 11 sentences - [relation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relation/) — A member of your family; a relative. — 15 sentences - [relations](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relations/) — Members of your family: aunts, uncles, cousins (relatives). — 11 sentences - [relationship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/) — A relationship is the way two or more people or groups feel about and behave towards each other. — 11 sentences - [relative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relative/) — A relative is a person in your family, like an aunt, uncle, cousin or grandparent. — 11 sentences - [relatively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/) — Quite, fairly, when compared with others: «a relatively small school». — 8 sentences - [relax](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relax/) — To relax means to rest and become calm and less worried or busy. — 11 sentences - [relaxed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/) — Relaxed means calm and not worried or tense. — 11 sentences - [relay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relay/) — A relay or relay race is a race between teams in which each runner or swimmer does one part and then passes on to the next, often by handi… — 10 sentences - [relearn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relearn/) — To learn something again that you have forgotten or lost. — 8 sentences - [release](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/release/) — To release means to let go or set free: release a bird. — 13 sentences - [relent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relent/) — To finally agree to something after first saying no; to become less strict. — 9 sentences - [relentless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relentless/) — Never stopping or easing off; going on and on without mercy. — 4 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/10/)