rest on/upon
phrasal verb
rested on/upon; resting on/upon; rests on/upon
1
: to depend or rely on (someone or something)
All our hopes rested on one man.
2
: to stop moving and look at (someone or something)
His eyes/gaze rested on the letter.
3
: to be based on (something)
His theory rested upon two important pieces of evidence.
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Most afternoons, work pants still hang on the clothes lines, dusty boots rest on doormats and children playfully run across the grass between the units.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
The singer was laid to rest on Nov. 20 at a funeral in the English countryside that was attended by girlfriend Kate Cassidy and former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Now, the future of TSMC’s Arizona factory — and the lives of its Taiwanese workers here — may rest on whether President-elect Donald J. Trump tries to undercut government aid for the company or imposes new restrictions on foreign workers.
—John Liu, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
In yet another surprise for flight controllers, Ingenuity came to a rest on its landing legs with its small solar array pointed skyward.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
The singer was laid to rest on Nov. 20 at a funeral in the English countryside that was attended by girlfriend Kate Cassidy and former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Now, the future of TSMC’s Arizona factory — and the lives of its Taiwanese workers here — may rest on whether President-elect Donald J. Trump tries to undercut government aid for the company or imposes new restrictions on foreign workers.
—John Liu, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
In yet another surprise for flight controllers, Ingenuity came to a rest on its landing legs with its small solar array pointed skyward.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Rest on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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