rest on/upon
phrasal verb
rested on/upon; resting on/upon; rests on/upon
1
: to depend or rely on (someone or something)
All our hopes rested on one man.
2
: to stop moving and look at (someone or something)
His eyes/gaze rested on the letter.
3
: to be based on (something)
His theory rested upon two important pieces of evidence.
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The Three Pressures Of Leadership The weight of the CEO role doesn’t rest on quarterly earnings alone.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Schmidt said the responsibility for cannabis regulation can’t rest on parents or advocates for education and prevention.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But many of the pathways recently proposed for incentivizing Beijing’s cooperation rest on shaky assumptions.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Rather, the disagreements rest on the extent of those territorial concessions.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Schmidt said the responsibility for cannabis regulation can’t rest on parents or advocates for education and prevention.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But many of the pathways recently proposed for incentivizing Beijing’s cooperation rest on shaky assumptions.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Rather, the disagreements rest on the extent of those territorial concessions.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Rest on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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