ruhen

From Middle High German ruo(we)n, from Old High German ruowēn. See Ruhe (“rest”).

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

(intransitive, of something animate) to rest; to sleep
Synonyms: pausieren, rasten
(intransitive, euphemistic) to be buried, to lie
- 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. He now lay far away in enemy country.
(intransitive, of something inanimate) to be positioned; to rest
Synonyms: befinden, stehen
(intransitive, of a process or event) to stall; to be suspended

Conjugation of ruhen (weak, auxiliary haben)

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¹Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of ruhen (weak, auxiliary haben)

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German