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Definition: Meaning of, rest in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɛst /

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rest rests
  1. the rest what is left after everything or everyone else has gone, been used, dealt with, or mentioned [↪  remainder, leftovers]
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  2. relaxing [uncountable and countable] a period of time when you are not doing anything tiring and you can relax or sleep
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  3. put/set somebody's mind at rest to make someone feel less anxious or worried
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  4. come to rest to stop moving
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  5. come to rest if your eyes come to rest on something, you stop looking around and look at that one thing
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  6. give it a rest spoken especially British English used to tell someone to stop talking about something because they are annoying you
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  7. give something a rest spoken to stop doing an activity
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  8. at rest an expression meaning dead, and free from pain and problems
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  9. at rest technical not moving
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  10. and all the rest of it British English spoken used at the end of a short list to mean other things of a similar type
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  11. and the rest British English spoken used to emphasize in a humorous way that a number or amount is really much higher than someone thinks
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  12. lay/put something to rest formal to stop people from worrying about or believing something
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  13. lay somebody to rest an expression meaning to bury someone, used when you want to avoid saying this directly
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  14. music [countable] a period of silence of a particular length in a piece of music
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  15. music [countable] a written sign that shows how long the period of silence should be
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
rest rested rested
Present Participle Third Person Singular
resting rests
  1. relax [intransitive] to stop working or doing an activity for a time and sit down or lie down to relax
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  2. support something [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to support an object or part of your body by putting it on or against something, or to be supported in this way [↪  lean]
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  3. rest your feet/legs/eyes etc to stop using a part of your body because it is feeling sore or tired
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  4. let the matter rest also let it rest to stop discussing or dealing with something
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  5. rest assured (that) formal used to tell someone not to worry, because what you say about a situation is true
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  6. somebody will not rest until... if you will not rest until something happens, you will not be satisfied until it happens
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  7. dead person [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literary if a dead person rests somewhere, they are buried there
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  8. rest on your laurels to be satisfied with what you have done, so that you do not make any further effort
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  9. I rest my case spoken formal used by a lawyer when they have finished trying to prove something in a court of law
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  10. I rest my case spoken used when something happens or is said which proves that you were right - used humorously
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  11. rest easy to relax and stop worrying
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rest used in phrases

  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
    1. a religious CAROL (= traditional song) sung at Christmas
  • at rest (adjective)
    1. in a state of repose or especially sleep
    2. dead
  • chin rest (noun)
    1. a rest on which a violinist can place the chin
  • day of rest (noun)
    1. a day set aside for rest
  • eternal rest (noun)
    1. based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb a euphemism for death
  • gun rest (noun)
    1. wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
  • half rest (noun)
    1. a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time
  • lay to rest (verb)
    1. place in a grave or tomb
  • quarter rest (noun)
    1. a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest
  • rest area (noun)
    1. especially American English a place near a road where you can stop and rest, go to the toilet etc
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rest used in phrasal verbs

  • rest on (phrasal verb)
    1. rest on something to be based on something
  • rest up (phrasal verb)
    1. to spend a period of time relaxing or sleeping after doing something tiring
  • rest with (phrasal verb)
    1. rest with someone if a decision or responsibility rests with someone, they have the duty or authority to take that decision or responsibility
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