rest
/ɹɛst/ verb C2- To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion. · My day's work is over; now I will rest.· I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
- To come to a pause or an end; end.
- To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- To put into a state of rest. · We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.
- To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to. · The blame seems to rest with your father.· Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with the Crown.
- To rely or depend on. · The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
- To be based on; to rely on something for proof or explanation
- To lean, lie, or lay. · A column rests on its pedestal.· I rested my head in my hands.
He/she/it rests · Past rested · Past participle rested · -ing form resting
Verb forms
- Base form
- rest
- He/she/it
- rests
- Past
- rested
- Past participle
- rested
- -ing form
- resting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The Lion went back a third time and got the Tin Woodman, and then they all sat down for a few moments to give the beast a chance to rest, for his great leaps had made his breath short, and he panted like a big dog that has been running too long.
So they sat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at the Scarecrow until a Stork flew by, who, upon seeing them, stopped to rest at the water’s edge.
During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to mar the peace of their journey.
When she had gone several miles she thought she would stop to rest, and so climbed to the top of the fence beside the road and sat down.
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