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verb
- 1. cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength: "he needed to rest after the feverish activity"
- 2. be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position: "her elbow was resting on the arm of the sofa"
noun
- 1. an instance or period of relaxing or ceasing to engage in strenuous or stressful activity: "you look as though you need a rest"
- 2. an interval of silence of a specified duration.
The meaning of REST is repose, sleep; specifically : a bodily state characterized by minimal functional and metabolic activities. How to use rest in a sentence.
Rest definition: the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep. See examples of REST used in a sentence.
To rest means to relax into something and let it support you. Rest yourself on the couch for a while, if you're tired. The word rest comes from the German rasta meaning "league of miles." If you walked that far, you'd need a good rest too.
to ( cause someone or something to) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a period of time in order to relax and get back your strength: The doctor told him that he should rest for a few days. He looked away from the computer screen to rest his eyes.
Define rest. rest synonyms, rest pronunciation, rest translation, English dictionary definition of rest. abstain or be relieved from exertion: Rest here awhile before traveling on.; left without further investigation: Let the matter rest.
The rest is used to refer to all the parts of something or all the things in a group that remain or that you have not already mentioned.
Sleep or repose, or a period of this. Refreshing ease or inactivity after work or exertion. A period or occasion of inactivity, as during work or on a journey. The repose of death. To give rest to; refresh by rest. To cease motion, work, or activity, especially in order to become refreshed.
used when you are telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because everyone knows it already. Definition of rest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to relax or sleep because you are tired after doing an activity or because you are sick: Pete's resting after his long drive. More examples. rest your eyes/feet/legs, etc. B2. to stop using your eyes / feet, etc for a while because they are tired. rest (sth) on/against, etc.
[intransitive, transitive] to relax, sleep, or do nothing after a period of activity or illness; to not use a part of your body for some time The doctor told me to rest.
