German

Verb

ruhen ‎(third-person singular simple present ruht, past tense ruhte, past participle geruht, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive, of something animate) to rest; to sleep
2. (intransitive, euphemistic, to be buried) to rest
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:

     Bei einem Patrouillenritt, zu dem er sich freiwillig gemeldet, war der älteste der Enkel gefallen. Ruhte nun fern in Feindesland.

     On a patrolling ride, for which he had volunteered, the oldest of the grandchildren had died. Rested now far away in enemy country.

3. (intransitive, of something inanimate) to be positioned; to rest
4. (intransitive, of a process or event) to stall; to be suspended

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to sleep): pausieren, rasten
• (to be positioned): befinden, stehen

Derived terms

Related terms

• Ruhe