--- title: R — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 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/5/) [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 5 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/4/) **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/) - [relevant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/) — Connected with what is being talked about or done, and useful or important for it. — 10 sentences - [reliability](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliability/) — Reliability is how much you can trust someone or something to do what they should, every time. — 8 sentences - [reliable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/) — Reliable means you can trust someone or something to do what is expected, every time. — 9 sentences - [reliably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliably/) — Reliably means in a way that can be trusted, every time, without failing. — 8 sentences - [reliance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/) — Needing or depending on someone or something. — 8 sentences - [relic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relic/) — An old object kept because it is linked to a famous person or a past time. — 5 sentences - [relief](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relief/) — The happy, calm feeling when something bad or worrying stops or doesn't happen. — 12 sentences - [relieve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relieve/) — To relieve pain, worry or a problem means to make it less or take it away. — 11 sentences - [relieved](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relieved/) — Relieved means feeling happy and calm because something bad did not happen or a worry is over. — 9 sentences - [reliever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliever/) — A reliever is something that takes away or eases pain or trouble, like a pain reliever (a medicine). — 9 sentences - [religion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/religion/) — A religion is a set of beliefs about God or gods, with prayers, festivals and rules for living, shared by a group of people. — 10 sentences - [religious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/religious/) — Religious means connected with religion, the belief in a god or gods and the ways people worship. — 12 sentences - [relinquish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquish/) — To give up something you have, such as power, control or a claim, often unwillingly. — 10 sentences - [relinquished](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquished/) — Gave up something, such as power, a right, or control, often unwillingly. — 8 sentences - [relinquishment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relinquishment/) — Relinquishment is the act of giving up something, such as power, a right, a claim or control, often unwillingly. — 8 sentences - [relish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relish/) — A strong sauce or pickle eaten with food to add taste. — 7 sentences - [reload](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reload/) — To load something again, such as a gun, a lorry or a dishwasher. — 10 sentences - [relocate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocate/) — To relocate is to move to a new place to live or work. — 8 sentences - [relocated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocated/) — Moved to a new place to live or work. — 8 sentences - [relocation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relocation/) — Relocation is moving to a new place to live or work. — 7 sentences - [reluctance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reluctance/) — Not wanting to do something, so that you do it slowly or unwillingly. — 9 sentences - [reluctant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reluctant/) — Not wanting to do something, and so slow to do it. — 8 sentences - [reluctantly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reluctantly/) — Unwillingly and slowly, not wanting to do something. — 4 sentences - [rely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rely/) — To rely on someone means to trust them to help you or do what they say. — 12 sentences - [rem](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rem/) — REM stands for «rapid eye movement», a stage of sleep when your eyes move quickly under your eyelids and you have most of your dreams. — 9 sentences - [remain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remain/) — To remain is to stay or still be there after other things have gone or been used: two cakes remain. — 14 sentences - [remainder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/) — The remainder is what is left over when a number cannot be divided exactly. 13 divided by 4 is 3 with a remainder of 1. — 12 sentences - [remaking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remaking/) — Making something again, or making it in a new or better way: remaking a bed, remaking a model. — 8 sentences - [remark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remark/) — A remark is something you say or write about someone or something, usually short. — 9 sentences - [remarkable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remarkable/) — Unusual or special in a way that makes people notice it and talk about it; amazing or impressive. — 8 sentences - [remarkably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remarkably/) — To a striking degree; very much, in a way worth noticing. — 4 sentences - [remarriage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remarriage/) — Remarriage is getting married again after a divorce or after a husband or wife has died. — 8 sentences - [remarry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remarry/) — To remarry is to get married again, after a divorce or after a husband or wife has died. — 8 sentences - [rematch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rematch/) — A second game or match between the same players or teams, often because the first was close, unfair or lost. — 7 sentences - [remedy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remedy/) — A medicine or treatment that cures or helps an illness. — 10 sentences - [remember](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remember/) — To remember is to keep something in your mind and bring it back later. — 15 sentences - [remembrance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remembrance/) — The act of remembering someone or something, especially people who have died. — 11 sentences - [remind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remind/) — To remind someone is to help them remember something they should do or know. — 9 sentences - [reminder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminder/) — A reminder is a note, message or sign that helps you remember something. — 10 sentences - [reminiscence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reminiscence/) — A memory of something from the past, or a story told about past times. — 4 sentences - [remission](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remission/) — Remission is a time when a serious illness, such as cancer, gets much better or its signs disappear, though it may return. — 10 sentences - [remit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remit/) — Noun: the area of work or responsibility given to a person or group. — 11 sentences - [remnant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remnant/) — A small part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been used: the remnants of the meal. — 10 sentences - [remonstrance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remonstrance/) — A complaint or protest; a firm objection made to someone who has done wrong. — 4 sentences - [remonstrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remonstrate/) — To protest or argue firmly against something, saying it is wrong or unfair. — 4 sentences - [remora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remora/) — A remora is a fish with a flat sucker on top of its head that it uses to stick to sharks, whales, turtles and boats and ride along with th… — 7 sentences - [remorse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remorse/) — A deep, painful feeling of being sorry and guilty for something wrong you have done. — 9 sentences - [remote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/) — Remote means far away from towns and other people. — 14 sentences - [removable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removable/) — Removable means it can be taken off or taken out. — 8 sentences - [removal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/) — Removal is taking something away from a place or getting rid of it. — 8 sentences - [remove](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remove/) — To remove is to take something away from where it was: remove the plates. — 12 sentences - [remover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remover/) — A remover is a substance used to take something off, like nail varnish remover, stain remover or paint remover. — 8 sentences - [remunerate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remunerate/) — To pay someone for work or a service. — 6 sentences - [remunerated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remunerated/) — Remunerated means paid for work. — 7 sentences - [remuneration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remuneration/) — Money paid to someone for work; pay or wages. — 7 sentences - [renaissance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renaissance/) — The Renaissance was a time in Europe, from about the 1300s to the 1600s, when art, science and learning grew greatly, starting in Italy. — 8 sentences - [rename](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rename/) — To give someone or something a new name. — 11 sentences - [rend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rend/) — To tear something into pieces violently. — 10 sentences - [render](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/render/) — To cause someone or something to be in a certain state. — 13 sentences - [rendering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rendering/) — A performance or version of a song, poem or piece of music: a lovely rendering of the anthem. — 14 sentences - [rendezvous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rendezvous/) — A meeting at an agreed time and place. — 10 sentences - [rendition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rendition/) — A performance of a song, poem or piece of music, or the way it is done: a lovely rendition of the anthem. — 9 sentences - [renew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renew/) — To make something last longer, like a library book loan, a passport or a subscription. — 13 sentences - [renewable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renewable/) — Renewable describes energy or a resource that is not used up because nature replaces it, like sunlight, wind and moving water. — 10 sentences - [renewal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renewal/) — Making something new, fresh or strong again. — 11 sentences - [rennet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/) — A substance, traditionally from a calf's stomach, used to make milk curdle (go thick and lumpy) when making cheese. — 8 sentences - [renounce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/) — To say officially or publicly that you give up a right, title or claim. — 9 sentences - [renovate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renovate/) — To renovate a building is to repair it and make it look new and in good condition again. — 10 sentences - [renown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/) — Fame and respect for doing something well. — 8 sentences - [rent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rent/) — Money paid regularly to use a house, flat, room or land that belongs to someone else. — 14 sentences - [rental](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rental/) — A rental is something you pay to use for a time, like a car, flat or bike, but do not own. — 9 sentences - [renter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renter/) — A renter is a person who pays money to live in a house or flat, or to use something, that belongs to someone else. — 8 sentences - [reopen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reopen/) — To reopen is to open again after being closed. — 8 sentences - [reorganise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reorganise/) — To reorganise something is to arrange or plan it in a new and usually better way. — 8 sentences - [rep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/) — A rep is short for a representative: a person chosen to speak or act for a group, like a class rep or a school council rep. — 11 sentences - [repaint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repaint/) — To repaint something is to paint it again, usually in a new colour or because the old paint is worn. — 7 sentences - [repair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repair/) — To repair is to fix something that is broken or damaged. — 13 sentences - [reparation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reparation/) — Doing something or paying something to make up for a wrong or damage you caused. — 9 sentences - [repartee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/) — Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever, funny replies to each other. — 7 sentences - [repast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repast/) — A meal, especially a grand or formal one. — 4 sentences - [repatriation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repatriation/) — Sending or bringing someone back to their own country. — 9 sentences - [repay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repay/) — To repay money is to pay back money that you borrowed. — 11 sentences - [repayable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repayable/) — That must be paid back, usually by a certain time. — 8 sentences - [repayment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repayment/) — Paying back money that you borrowed. — 11 sentences - [repeal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repeal/) — To officially end a law so that it no longer counts. — 8 sentences - [repeat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repeat/) — To repeat is to do or say something again. — 14 sentences - [repeatedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repeatedly/) — Repeatedly means many times, again and again. — 10 sentences - [repeating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repeating/) — Repeating means doing or saying something again and again. — 13 sentences - [repel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repel/) — To repel something is to push it away or keep it away. — 10 sentences - [repellent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repellent/) — A repellent is a spray, cream or other thing that keeps animals or insects away, such as insect repellent against mosquitoes. — 10 sentences - [repelling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repelling/) — Repelling means pushing something away or keeping it away. — 11 sentences - [repent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repent/) — To repent is to feel truly sorry for something wrong you have done and to want to change. — 11 sentences - [repentance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/) — Repentance is being truly sorry for something wrong you have done and wanting to change and not do it again. — 9 sentences - [repentant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentant/) — Feeling sorry for something wrong you have done and wanting to change. — 9 sentences - [repetition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetition/) — Doing or saying something again and again. — 12 sentences - [repetitive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repetitive/) — Repetitive means doing or saying the same thing again and again. — 10 sentences - [replace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replace/) — To replace something means to put a new thing in the place of an old or broken one. — 11 sentences - [replacement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/) — A replacement is a new thing or person that takes the place of one that is broken, lost or gone. — 9 sentences - [replay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replay/) — To replay something means to play it again, such as a video, song or game. — 10 sentences - [replenish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenish/) — To replenish something is to fill it up again or bring it back to the amount it was before. — 9 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/page/4/) **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/)