Noun (1)
the coming weekend will provide some much needed rest
after a long day, I lay down on the couch for a little rest before dinner Verb
We will not rest until we discover the truth.
The workers were resting in the shade.
He is resting comfortably after his ordeal.
She went to her room to rest for a while.
The coach canceled practice to rest his team.
He rested his horse before continuing the journey.
You should rest your eyes after all that reading.
The pitcher needs to rest his arm.
The spoon was resting in the cup.
The house rests on a concrete foundation. Noun (3)
can you hand me the rest of those papers?
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Noun
If the idea of dining near the deceased feels macabre, rest assured this place feels very much alive.—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025 Today, Gucci Mane follows a strict regimen of medication, rest, exercise, and therapy.—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025 White House spokesperson Kush Desai reiterated that the decision to end the shutdown rests on Democrats.—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rest
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rasta rest and perhaps to Old High German ruowa calm
Noun (2)
Middle English reste, literally, stoppage, short for areste, from Anglo-French arest, from arester to arrest
Noun (3)
Middle English, from Anglo-French reste, from rester to remain, from Latin restare, from re- + stare to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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