rest
1
[ 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
1
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
Definition for rest (2 of 3)
rest
2
[ rest ]
/ rɛst /
noun
the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor.
the others: All the rest are going.
British Banking.
surplus(defs 1, 2).
verb (used without object)
to continue to be; remain as specified: Rest assured that all is well.
Definition for rest (3 of 3)
Origin of rest
3
First recorded in 1490–1500; aphetic variant of
arrest
Example sentences from the Web for rest
British Dictionary definitions for 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 rest (2 of 2)
rest
2
/ (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 rest
rest
[ rĕst ]
n.
v.
Idioms and Phrases with rest
rest