--- title: R — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 7 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/7/) [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 7 [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](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** [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/) - [responsible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/responsible/) — If you are responsible for something, it is your job or duty to look after it or do it. — 11 sentences - [rest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/) — The rest is what is left over after some part has been taken or used. — 12 sentences - [restart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restart/) — To restart means to start something again after it has stopped. — 8 sentences - [restate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restate/) — To restate something is to say it again, often in different, clearer words. — 9 sentences - [restatement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restatement/) — Saying or writing something again, often in different or clearer words. — 8 sentences - [restaurant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restaurant/) — A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served there. — 8 sentences - [restful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restful/) — Calm and peaceful, helping you to relax. — 8 sentences - [resting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resting/) — lying down, sleeping or relaxing to get back strength. — 13 sentences - [restitution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restitution/) — Restitution is giving back something that was stolen or lost to its owner, or paying for damage you caused. — 9 sentences - [restive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restive/) — Unable to keep still, and restless. — 4 sentences - [restless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/) — Restless means unable to keep still or relax, because you are bored, worried or full of energy. — 10 sentences - [restlessly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restlessly/) — Restlessly means in a way that cannot keep still or calm: moving about because you feel uneasy. — 4 sentences - [restlessness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restlessness/) — Restlessness is a feeling of being unable to keep still or calm, often because you are worried or waiting for something. — 4 sentences - [restoration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/) — Restoration is repairing something old or damaged so it looks or works as it did before. — 10 sentences - [restorative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/) — Something restorative makes you feel healthy, strong or calm again. — 11 sentences - [restore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restore/) — To restore something means to repair it so that it looks or works as it did when it was new. — 10 sentences - [restorer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorer/) — A restorer is a person whose job is to repair old paintings, furniture, buildings or objects so they look as they used to. — 8 sentences - [restrain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrain/) — To restrain someone or something is to hold them back or stop them from moving or doing something, often by force. — 9 sentences - [restraint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/) — A restraint is something that holds a person or thing back, like a seat belt or strap. — 10 sentences - [restrict](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restrict/) — To restrict means to keep something within a limit or stop it from growing beyond a certain size or amount. — 9 sentences - [restriction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restriction/) — A restriction is a rule that limits what you can do. — 8 sentences - [restroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restroom/) — A toilet in a public place like a shop, restaurant or school. — 7 sentences - [restructure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restructure/) — To restructure is to organise something in a new way, like a company, team or plan. — 8 sentences - [restructuring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restructuring/) — changing the way an organisation, plan or thing is built or organised. — 8 sentences - [result](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/result/) — A result is what you get at the end, like the answer of a sum. — 14 sentences - [resultant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resultant/) — Happening as a result of something: the storm and the resultant floods. — 8 sentences - [resume](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resume/) — To start again after a pause: the lesson resumed after break. — 11 sentences - [resumption](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/) — Starting something again after it has stopped. — 8 sentences - [resurrection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resurrection/) — The Resurrection is the rising of Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, which Christians celebrate at Easter. — 10 sentences - [resuscitated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resuscitated/) — To resuscitate is to bring someone back to consciousness or life after they seem dead. — 5 sentences - [resuscitation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resuscitation/) — Bringing someone back to life or to consciousness when their heart or breathing has stopped. — 9 sentences - [retail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retail/) — Selling goods to the public in shops or online, usually in small amounts, for them to use. — 10 sentences - [retailer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retailer/) — A person or business that sells goods to the public, such as a shop, supermarket or online store. — 7 sentences - [retain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retain/) — To retain is to keep something and not lose it or give it away. — 12 sentences - [retainer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retainer/) — A retainer is an old word for a servant or follower who serves a lord or noble family. (old use). — 5 sentences - [retake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retake/) — To retake a test or exam is to take it again, often because you failed or want a better mark. — 9 sentences - [retaliate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retaliate/) — To do something bad back to someone who has hurt or attacked you; to hit back. — 7 sentences - [retaliation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retaliation/) — Doing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you; hitting back; revenge. — 7 sentences - [retaliatory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retaliatory/) — Done to hit back or pay someone back for something bad they did. — 8 sentences - [retard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retard/) — To slow down or delay something: to retard growth, fire-retardant material. — 7 sentences - [retch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retch/) — To retch is to strain the throat and stomach as if about to be sick, without being sick. — 6 sentences - [retell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retell/) — To retell a story is to tell it again, often in your own words. — 8 sentences - [retention](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retention/) — Retention is keeping something, or keeping it from being lost. — 8 sentences - [reticence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reticence/) — The habit of not saying much, or of keeping your feelings and thoughts to yourself. — 8 sentences - [reticulate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reticulate/) — Reticulate means having a pattern of lines crossing each other like a net, as in the veins of a leaf («reticulate venation»). — 9 sentences - [retina](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retina/) — The retina is the thin layer at the back of the inside of the eye that senses light and sends messages to the brain. — 7 sentences - [retinue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retinue/) — A retinue is the group of people who travel with and serve an important person, such as a king or an emperor. — 4 sentences - [retire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retire/) — To stop working, usually because you are older. — 10 sentences - [retired](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retired/) — Retired describes a person who has stopped working, usually because they are older. — 12 sentences - [retirement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retirement/) — Retirement is the time when a person stops working for good, usually because they are older. — 10 sentences - [retiring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retiring/) — Adjective: shy and quiet; not liking to be noticed: a retiring person. — 12 sentences - [retort](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retort/) — To answer quickly and sharply, often in an angry or clever way. — 10 sentences - [retrace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrace/) — To retrace your steps is to go back along the same way you came. — 4 sentences - [retract](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retract/) — To retract is to take back something you have said or agreed to. — 5 sentences - [retractable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retractable/) — Able to be pulled back in or folded away when not in use. — 8 sentences - [retracted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retracted/) — Pulled back in: a cat with retracted claws. — 10 sentences - [retraction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retraction/) — A statement saying that something you said or printed before was wrong, taking it back. — 8 sentences - [retrain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/) — To retrain is to learn new skills, usually for a different job. — 7 sentences - [retreat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreat/) — To move back or away, especially from danger or an enemy. — 13 sentences - [retreated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retreated/) — Moved back or away, especially from danger or an enemy. — 11 sentences - [retribution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retribution/) — Retribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done. — 4 sentences - [retrieval](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrieval/) — Retrieval is getting something back, finding it and bringing it back from where it was («the retrieval of the lost boat»). — 10 sentences - [retrieve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrieve/) — To get something back from where it was left or lost. — 11 sentences - [retriever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retriever/) — 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… — 9 sentences - [retro](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retro/) — Copying or looking like the style of the past, especially the 1950s to 1990s. — 9 sentences - [retrograde](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrograde/) — Going backwards, or getting worse instead of better. — 9 sentences - [retrospect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrospect/) — «In retrospect»: when you think about something afterwards, looking back on it, often seeing it differently. — 7 sentences - [retrospection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrospection/) — Thinking back about past events or about your own past. — 8 sentences - [return](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/return/) — To return is to come back or go back to a place. — 16 sentences - [returnable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/returnable/) — Able to be given or sent back, often for money back: «returnable bottles». — 8 sentences - [reuben](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reuben/) — Reuben is a boy's name. — 9 sentences - [reunification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reunification/) — Reunification is joining together again something that had been split, especially a country that was divided into two. — 9 sentences - [reunion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reunion/) — A meeting of people who have not seen each other for a long time. — 10 sentences - [reunite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reunite/) — To bring people together again, or come together again, after being apart. — 9 sentences - [reusable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reusable/) — Able to be used again, many times, instead of being thrown away. — 7 sentences - [reuse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reuse/) — To reuse something means to use it again instead of throwing it away, either for the same job or for a new one. — 9 sentences - [rev](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rev/) — To rev an engine is to make it run faster by pressing the accelerator. — 6 sentences - [reveal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reveal/) — To reveal something is to show something that was hidden. — 9 sentences - [revel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revel/) — To revel is to take part in noisy fun such as feasting, drinking and dancing. — 5 sentences - [revelation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revelation/) — A surprising fact that is made known, often a secret. — 12 sentences - [reveller](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reveller/) — A reveller is a person who joins in noisy partying, dancing and drinking. — 4 sentences - [revelry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revelry/) — Revelry is noisy, happy partying with dancing, feasting and music. — 4 sentences - [revenge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revenge/) — Revenge is hurting or punishing someone because they hurt you or someone you care about. — 11 sentences - [revengeful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revengeful/) — Revengeful means wanting to pay back someone who has hurt or wronged you. — 4 sentences - [revenue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revenue/) — The money that a business or government gets in, before costs are taken away; income. — 8 sentences - [reverberate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverberate/) — A sound reverberates when it bounces back off walls or hills again and again, making a long echo. — 5 sentences - [reverberating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverberating/) — Of a sound: echoing again and again, loudly, filling a space. — 8 sentences - [revere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revere/) — To revere someone or something is to respect and admire them very deeply. — 9 sentences - [reverence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverence/) — Deep respect and honour shown to someone, such as a parent or a holy person. — 6 sentences - [reverend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverend/) — Deserving deep respect, as a wise or holy person does. — 5 sentences - [reverently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverently/) — In a respectful, worshipful way, as if in a holy place. — 4 sentences - [reverie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverie/) — A daydream: a state of being lost in one's own thoughts, often pleasant. — 4 sentences - [revers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revers/) — A revers: the part of a coat or jacket collar or cuff that is turned back so the inside shows, like a lapel (a fashion and sewing word). — 9 sentences - [reversal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversal/) — A reversal is a change to the opposite direction, order or result. — 10 sentences - [reverse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverse/) — To reverse means to go backwards, especially in a car. — 14 sentences - [reversed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversed/) — Reversed is the past form of «reverse»: drove backwards, or turned something the other way or to the opposite. — 10 sentences - [reversible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/) — Able to be changed back to how it was before. — 10 sentences - [revert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/revert/) — To go back to an earlier state, habit or way of doing things. — 10 sentences - [reverting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reverting/) — Going back to an earlier state, habit or way of behaving. — 9 sentences - [review](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/review/) — A review is a second look at something to check or remember it; in school, going over a lesson again. — 14 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](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** [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/)