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Meaning of come to rest | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To stop moving.

Equivalents

العربية استقر اطمأن
Latina conticesco

Examples

“They were all doomed to be disappointed, however, for the errant engine decided at Stanley junction to spend⟳ the remainder of its crowded hour of freedom on the Aberdeen line, and finally came to rest⟳, short of breath, in the dip between Ballathie and Cargill, near the bridge over the Tay.”
“It will be recalled that the engine (No. 6157 of the "Royal Scot" class) overturned down a bank and, together with its tender, came to rest⟳ in a field of mangolds.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

come to someone's aid come to someone's rescue come to terms come to terms with come to the party come to the scratch

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