res
noun
an object or thing; matter.
res
1 American
[reez, reys]
/ riz, reɪs /
noun
Chiefly Law.
res
plural
RES
2
American
abbreviation
Immunology.
res.
3
American
abbreviation
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research.
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reserve.
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residence.
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resident; residents.
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resigned.
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resolution.
res.
1
British
abbreviation
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residence
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resides
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resigned
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resolution
res
2
British
/ reɪs /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of res
First recorded in 1850–55, res is from the Latin word rēs
Example Sentences
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His films are designed to be all-consuming experiences, opening in media res, grabbing the viewer by the ankle and dragging them into action already in progress.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Like Nokia’s Labovitz, he had become fixated on the Chinese company behind the res proxy network connected to Kimwolf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The law deems them res nullius, which literally means a thing belonging to nobody - so responsibility falls to individual landowners.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Don’t miss some returning favorites, such as the barbacoa tamal de res, in which the beef is pleasantly tender, or the braised pork belly adobo, one of the heartier dishes at the festival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Report from the committee on claims to accompany S. res.
From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled
“Dam removal is kind of messy business,” said Dave Coffman, manager of the restoration program for the contractor Resource Environmental Solutions, or RES.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
Solis became a private investigator in 1992 after eight years in the military, according to the website for his firm, The RES Group.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
He identified the kindergarten as the RES Kids Paradise, a place he knew because his own children once attended it, he said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
By 2025, per the original RES, 25 percent of their power was supposed to come from sources like wind, solar and clean coal production.
From Salon ● May 29, 2014
In translating RES, avoid at all costs the word THING, or THINGS, and let the context guide you to the appropriate English word.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Phoebe W., 18; res. on Phillips and Miss Carroll, 25; 27;on Goddess of Liberty, 47; 117; 163; 169; 475; 520; 695; 772; 795.Craigie,
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted
A play always begins in medias res. c.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland
Schools, Fed. of, adopts wom. suff. res. and petits.,
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted
Magilton, Albert L., colonel 4th Pennsylvania res. commanding brigade at Antietam.
From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Cox, Jacob Dolson
Ass'n. to World's Fair, 184;ass'n. arranges for booth, 185, discusses res. to open gates on Sunday, 185,to prohibit liquor selling, 186;effect of the Fair on women, 211; 221;Congress of Women all for suff.,
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted
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