rest

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[ rest ]
/ rɛst /

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Idioms for rest

    at rest,
    1. in a state of repose, as in sleep.
    2. dead.
    3. quiescent; inactive; not in motion: the inertia of an object at rest.
    4. free from worry; tranquil: Nothing could put his mind at rest.
    lay to rest,
    1. to inter (a dead body); bury: He was laid to rest last Thursday.
    2. to allay, suppress, or appease.

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, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rest

rest wrest

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.

Origin of rest

2
1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English resten to remain due or unpaid < Middle French rester to remain < Latin restāre to remain standing, equivalent to re- re- + stāre to stand; (noun) late Middle English < Middle French reste, noun derivative of rester

Definition for rest (3 of 3)

rest 3
[ rest ]
/ rɛst /

noun Armor.

a support for a lance; lance rest.

Origin of rest

3
First recorded in 1490–1500; aphetic variant of arrest

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British Dictionary definitions for rest (1 of 2)

rest 1
/ (rɛst) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of rest

rester, noun

Word 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

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