Noun (1)
the coming weekend will provide some much needed rest
after a long day, I lay down on the couch for a little rest before dinner Verb
We will not rest until we discover the truth.
The workers were resting in the shade.
He is resting comfortably after his ordeal.
She went to her room to rest for a while.
The coach canceled practice to rest his team.
He rested his horse before continuing the journey.
You should rest your eyes after all that reading.
The pitcher needs to rest his arm.
The spoon was resting in the cup.
The house rests on a concrete foundation. Noun (3)
can you hand me the rest of those papers?
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Noun
The universe is encouraging you to lie low, rest, recharge and live in the moment.—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025 Was the extra day of rest all the Leafs needed to bounce back?—Omar White, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
The model could be seen posing in a black bodysuit and snapped a picture of herself in the mirror, featuring her dog, who rested on a blanket.—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Titian’s Adam leans backward on his right arm; his left hand, which rests limply on Eve’s upper breast, appears hardly capable of stopping her.—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rest
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rasta rest and perhaps to Old High German ruowa calm
Noun (2)
Middle English reste, literally, stoppage, short for areste, from Anglo-French arest, from arester to arrest
Noun (3)
Middle English, from Anglo-French reste, from rester to remain, from Latin restare, from re- + stare to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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