rest
Definitions
- Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- rest, remainder, remnant
- That which remains.
- Acronym of representational state transfer.
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Acronym of Revised Extended Standard Theory. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- first-person singular present indicative of reposar
- radical
- Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- a surname
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A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities. UK, uncountable
- Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- remainder, remnant
- A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
- A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- Absence of motion.
- A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- A set or game at tennis.
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of rest.
Equivalents
62 more languages
AfrikaansRus
বাংলাআরাম
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Cymraegsaib
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Eestipuhkus
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ქართულიდასვენება
Қазақ тілідемалу
ភាសាខ្មែរក្រសាន
LëtzebuergeschRascht
Lietuviųpoilsis
മലയാളംവിശ്രമം
Монголамралт
Bahasa Melayurehat
Slovenčinapokoj
Slovenščinapočitek
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Tagalogpahinga
Українськавідпочива́тивідпочиноквідпочи́тизалиша́тисякластилежатиопорапаузапокійпокла́стипритули́тисяпритуля́тисярештаспокійстояти
اردوآرام
Examples
“I need⟳ to get⟳ a good rest⟳ tonight; I was up late last⟳ night.”
“The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest⟳.”
“We took a rest⟳ at the top of the hill to get⟳ our breath back.”
“It was nice to have⟳ a rest⟳ from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.”
“And the land⟳ had rest⟳ fourscore years.”
“The boulder came to rest⟳ just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.”
“The ocean was finally at rest⟳.”
“Now that we're all in agreement, we can put⟳ that issue⟳ to rest⟳.”
“She was laid to rest⟳ in the village cemetery.”
“Remember⟳ there's a rest⟳ at the end⟳ of the fourth bar.”
“The body's centre of gravity may affect⟳ its state of rest⟳.”
“Higgins can't quite reach⟳ the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest⟳.”
“She put⟳ the phone receiver back in its rest⟳.”
“He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.”
“their visors closed, their lances in the rest⟳”
“c. 1851, Catholicus (pen name⟳ of John Henry Newman, letter in The Times halfway houses and travellers' rests”
“in dust our final rest⟳, and native home”
“Ye are not as yet come⟳ to the rest⟳ and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you.”
“a new account was opened under the heading "Irondale Mine" and so continued witli semiannual rest⟳”
“She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat⟳ it all, so she put⟳ the rest⟳ in the refrigerator to finish⟳ later.”
“Plato and the rest⟳ of the philosophers”
“Arm'd like⟳ the rest⟳, the Trojan prince appears.”
“The rest⟳ of us were engaged in various occupations: Mr. Trevor relating experiences of steamboat days on the Ohio to Mrs. Cooke; Miss⟳ Trevor buried in a serial in the Century; and Farrar and I taking an inventory of the fishing-tackle, when we were startled by a loud and profane ejaculation.”
“Shepard: The rest⟳ of the galaxy isn't just going to bow down just because we tell⟳ them to. We'll need⟳ the fleets to bring⟳ them in line.”
“It also showed that 26 of the top 30 AI patent requests came from businesses. Universities or public research⟳ organizations made up the rest⟳.”
“Coding a REST⟳ API has never felt right to me. I believe⟳ that REST⟳ APIs should be designed and configured, but not coded.”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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