rest
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[ rest ]
/ rɛst /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Idioms for rest
- in a state of repose, as in sleep.
- dead.
- quiescent; inactive; not in motion: the inertia of an object at rest.
- free from worry; tranquil: Nothing could put his mind at rest.
- to inter (a dead body); bury: He was laid to rest last Thursday.
- to allay, suppress, or appease.
at rest,
lay to rest,
Origin of rest
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before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; akin to German
Rast; (v.) Middle English
resten, Old English
restan; akin to German
rasten
OTHER WORDS FROM rest
rest·er, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rest
rest wrestWords nearby rest
British Dictionary definitions for lay to rest (1 of 2)
rest
1
/ (rɛst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of rest
rester, nounWord Origin for rest
Old English
ræst, reste, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic
rasta a mile, Old Norse
röst mile
British Dictionary definitions for lay to rest (2 of 2)
rest
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/ (rɛst) /
noun the rest
something left or remaining; remainder
the others
the rest of the world
verb
(copula)
to continue to be (as specified); remain
rest assured
Word Origin for rest
C15: from Old French
rester to remain, from Latin
rēstāre, from
re- +
stāre to
stand
Medical definitions for lay to rest
rest
[ rĕst ]
n.
v.
Idioms and Phrases with lay to rest (1 of 2)
lay to rest
See lay at rest.
Bury someone, as in She wanted to be laid to rest beside her husband. This usage replaced the earlier go to rest. [Late 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with lay to rest (2 of 2)
rest