rest
 I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a good rest
▪ You need a good rest.
a resting place (=a place where someone or something stays or is buried)
▪ This tomb is the last resting place of the Davison family.
be based on/rest on an assumption
▪ Our plans were based on the assumption that everyone would be willing to help.
deserve a rest/break/holiday etc
▪ Once the students have done their exams they deserve a break.
let the matter rest/drop (=stop discussing or worrying about something)
▪ I was too curious to let the matter drop.
rest area
rest home
rest room
rest stop
the rest of the world
▪ How will this affect Britain and the rest of the world?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
 NOUN
day
▪ At that time Venturous was undergoing engine repairs and some of the crew were on rest days when the call came.
▪ Horst was suffering from a headache and needed a rest day.
▪ We can take a rest day when we like.
▪ The individual event starts here today with a rest day tomorrow.
▪ We ran back towards the Solent for a rest day at Southampton.
▪ It was an astonishing piece of planning, especially as the Friday, being Good Friday, was the rest day.
▪ We'd had our rest days, just three days work left.
▪ The only thing he was thankful for was that it was the eleventh day, the rest day.
VERB
let
▪ She rolled on top of him, letting her full weight rest on his body.
▪ When she sat down she didn't let herself rest against the back of the chair.
▪ He let his hammer rest on the shoe sole and looked up.
▪ He is also described as the quiet one who shuns publicity and lets the rest of the band enjoy the limelight.
▪ Anyway, you really should have just taken the useful tips from his lecture and let the rest slide.
▪ Knead 1 to 2 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes.
▪ Season buffalo steaks with salt and pepper to taste and let them rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
need
▪ You need rest and besides, I want you here with me anyway.
▪ Doctors tell him he needs a complete rest for six months.
▪ So respect, remembrance was for herself, and today herself needed rest.
▪ The hotel doctor says I need a rest.
▪ Economically, it did not need the rest of the world for anything.
▪ If people need a rest on the way what's wrong with sitting on the ground?
▪ That left him the resilience he needed to enjoy the rest of his life properly.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
... and the rest is history
▪ But then he started scribbling away at A Year in Provence and the rest is history.
▪ Dependence was imposed and the rest is history and green beans, cotton tee-shirts, patronage, and serfdom.
▪ He was initially hired by the Oxford Mail, then began to concentrate on sport, and the rest is history.
▪ Manufacturers responded by building cheaper modem hardware, and the rest is history.
▪ She noticed that he had a cute bum - and the rest is history.
▪ Then, when he was 17, he picked up a basketball, and the rest is history.
God rest his/her soul
God rest his/her soul
God rest his/her soul
lay sb to rest
▪ She was laid to rest next to her husband, who died in 1993.
▪ At nightfall she was tired and lay down to rest.
▪ Rather it attempted to lay the movement to rest.
▪ She took the pills and lay down to rest with her eyes closed.
▪ Then she lay down to rest in the lounge, surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking.
▪ We can't even lay him to rest.
▪ Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest.
let sth drop/rest/lie
more ... than the rest/the others/everything else put together
rest in peace
▪ Ashamed of your old man, want the whole gruesome mess to rest in peace?
▪ But resting in peace is not always easy.
▪ But the pensioners won't let him rest in peace.
▪ For Tony, that he may rest in peace, and for his family for their strengthening and peace.
▪ He hopes to give relatives peace of mind while their loved ones rest in peace.
▪ He was buried in Auchinleck kirkyard but, even in death, he was not allowed to rest in peace.
▪ So much for the residents being allowed to rest in peace.
▪ They need to find the killers of Peter and Gwenda so they can rest in peace.
rest/breathe easy
▪ Craig Chalmers, however, can rest easy.
▪ He also seems to want to be the Nineties Coco Chanel, so street fashion bods can rest easy.
▪ He can rest easy on that matter.
▪ No side can rest easy with such a slender lead.
▪ Some local retailer would rest easy in his bed that night.
▪ Surely, the letter said with a surprising burst of bitterness, Eileen Ryan would rest easy in her grave at last.
▪ The sun was up, the dark clouds disappeared and for a moment she breathed easy.
▪ Wall Street and the bond markets can rest easy.
rest/sit on your laurels
▪ But there is no room for resting on our laurels.
▪ But this generous accolade does not mean that we are resting on our laurels.
▪ Little time was granted to Lee and his men for resting on their laurels.
▪ Motorola has long been a leader in that as well, and it has never stopped to rest on its laurels.
▪ That is the only time when you can rest on your laurels.
▪ The religious authorities, who were very active during the nationalist struggle, rested on their laurels after independence.
▪ This evolution of Diamond Rio signals that the group is not ready to rest on its laurels -- at least not voluntarily.
▪ You can never rest on your laurels.
set/put sb's mind at rest
▪ Just to put your mind at ease, we will get a second opinion from a cardiac specialist.
▪ The doctor set my mind at rest by explaining exactly what effect the drug would have on me.
▪ But let me set your mind at rest.
▪ But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest.
▪ He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.
▪ He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest.
▪ He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.
▪ I wish I could put their minds at rest.
▪ It puts my mind at rest.
▪ Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ By the fourth day, we were all in need of a rest.
▪ He eats a lot of junk food, and he doesn't get enough rest.
▪ Make sure you have a good rest this weekend.
▪ They decided to stop driving and take a short rest.
▪ Try and give your ankle a rest so it will heal better.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He was fully responsible for the rest of his life.
▪ In the lounge Lord Beddington was taking a short rest after the exigencies of luncheon.
▪ Is it present with the limb at rest or mainly on movement?
▪ It almost went out with the rest of the junk mail.
▪ One hour later, the circuit breakers shut down the markets for the rest of the day.
▪ Performances have been added throughout the rest of the month.
▪ The rest of this chapter relies extensively upon the research the writer undertook in 1986 and 87.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
easy
▪ No side can rest easy with such a slender lead.
▪ Wall Street and the bond markets can rest easy.
lightly
▪ Your hands will now be resting lightly over your ribs. 3.
▪ Those hands, she thought, one resting lightly on her thigh while the other cleaned the wound.
▪ He could just see Hasan, sitting, as usual, quite still, his hands resting lightly on the desk in front of him.
▪ They scrambled from the police car and headed down a narrow alleyway, their hands resting lightly on their sheathed batons.
▪ Her hands, white to the knuckle-bone, rested lightly on his shoulders.
▪ Tuan Ti Fo stood there for some time, staring at the door, the wicker basket resting lightly in his hand.
▪ Their hands were resting lightly on the wizard's shoulders.
now
▪ The responsibility for that now rests with Parliament and is to be discharged ... in two ways.
▪ And in his dream, the angel returned and told Johnny Appleseed that his work was completed and he could now rest.
▪ The challenge now rests with local authorities in partnership with others.
▪ Since the world economy now rests more on brains than on brawn, intellectual property protection is crucial to honest trade.
▪ Jimmy went back to his conversation with the tattooed man, his thumb now resting casually in Sean's belt loop.
▪ Surrey's requirements now rested with Stewart and Graham Thorpe, who quickly carted Croft straight for six.
▪ The destiny of the NatWest Cup now rests on today's match between North and South.
there
▪ But Friedman argued that matters do not rest there.
▪ Thirty-five administration critics would not permit the matter to rest there.
▪ All this is desirable and, indeed, essential; but higher education can not rest there.
▪ Strangers rested there while children tried on their shoes.
▪ Evidently, the stock market believes that matters will not rest there and Pearl's share price raced up 87p to 639p.
▪ She had climbed the seventy-nine steps to the top of the tower and rested there beside the cupola.
▪ The dead man's father says he won't let it rest there and he's planning to take legal advice.
▪ Again, though, higher education can not rest there.
NOUN
arm
▪ You rest your cramped arms for a moment and push again.
▪ When her wooer turned from her she rested her arms against the mantel-shelf and bowed her face in her hands.
▪ It may be a delirious hope, but you force yourself to rest your arms on your chest, crossed and pulsing.
▪ With straps holding the patient against the bed, the patient stood on the footboard and rested her arms on a tabletop.
▪ When the man had gone he rested his folded arms on the table.
▪ Many experts recommend that computer users rest their hands and arms from time to time to avoid muscle injuries.
▪ Nowadays, though, top sailors use the harnesses to rest their weary arms on long races.
▪ Now he had to stop and rest his arms every ten feet.
assumption
▪ The majority of the procedures themselves and of the theoretical results describing their properties rest on certain assumptions.
▪ The strategic order among the major nuclear powers is fragile, however, because it rests heavily on the assumption of nonuse.
▪ Political theory rests on the assumption that these activities are central to the functioning of a democratic society.
▪ However, such schemes rest on the assumption that the small businessman already has an idea he wishes to develop.
▪ But when the proof comes it also turns out to rest on the assumption that it is already true.
back
▪ Sailing inside the Boom By crouching down, you can rise up inside the boom and rest your back on it.
▪ He regularly takes days off to rest his back....
▪ He now pulled up a chair and, turning it about, sat on it, his elbows resting on the back.
▪ She sat silent, her head still propped by the arm that rested on the back of the sofa.
▪ Stephen lay flat, gazing out at the patterns of sunlight, his chin resting on the backs of his hands.
▪ Its ears rested flat back and the long dark lashes interlocked over closed eyes.
▪ Carol sat up, resting her back against the padded headboard.
▪ Millie was standing at the table with her hands resting on the back of a chair, looking down at the tablecloth.
case
▪ Well I rest my case on that one.
▪ Defense attorneys rested their case last week after calling just one witness.
▪ Should anyone remain unconvinced, I rest my case on the Leaning Tower of Pisa syndrome.
▪ I rest my case on what I did.
▪ It rested its case on Dec. 17, 1991.
▪ When Jacobs rested his case May 21, he had paraded 66 witnesses before jurors over the course of 20 days.
▪ I imagine when he rests his case, he will so state in plain terms.
chin
▪ He flexed his narrow shoulders and placed his elbows on the desk, steepled fingers resting against his chin.
▪ He put his elbows on his knees and rested his chin on his fists.
▪ She rested her chin on her knees, preparing herself for the long wait.
▪ She leant her elbows on the table, clasped her hands lightly and rested her chin on them.
▪ Paige drew her knees up inside the bag, resting her chin on them.
elbow
▪ Lee lifted herself a little towards her goddess and rested herself on one elbow, looking up like a child, expectant.
▪ Alvin had strained up to stare around him, resting on his pudgy elbows as if to survey the world.
▪ Stephen took a chair beside the stove and rested his elbow on the long flue that ran across to the wall.
▪ She crossed her ankles and leaned back, resting on one elbow and facing the door.
final
▪ So naturally, coming to his final resting place is something of a pilgrimage for me.
foot
▪ Her feet were resting on a small, aluminium step-ladder.
▪ Buddie was sitting on a hard chair with one foot resting on an upturned petrol-tin.
▪ There was sagging wire beneath the frame, a drip of water plunged sporadically into the space where his feet would rest.
▪ His feet were resting comfortably on the ship's control panel.
▪ He knelt alongside at her feet, his elbow resting on her thigh.
▪ A horse dozes on its feet, resting one hip and showing a minimum of tail.
▪ This will cause both feet to rest on the windward rail, making it difficult to keep the board level.
hand
▪ Have your hands gently resting either side of your navel.
▪ Sit with your hands politely resting on your thighs.
▪ Her arm tightened around him, her other hand resting loosely on the shoulders of another singer.
▪ His right hand rested on his knee; the discolored palm opened and closed as he stretched his corpse-white fingers.
▪ He pressed up close, his hand resting on the slope of her thigh.
▪ The girl harpists' skeleton hands were still resting on the harp strings-or where the harp strings once had been.
▪ Next to him, on one side, Katherine, her hand resting in his.
▪ Sherman stood with one hand resting on the door, wondering if he dared leave it here.
head
▪ She leaned back, her head resting against a red and blue carpet hanging on the wall.
▪ My head was resting against his chest and I felt his heart beating against my eye and cheek.
▪ Her feet still hurt and she felt the tingle of cramp in her right arm where Jane's head rested heavily.
▪ My head, resting on the tile, was only a few inches from the phone.
▪ I had been sitting uncomfortably with my head resting against the door of the car.
▪ His head rests carelessly on the slumbering body of the unknown sarariiman beside him.
▪ She shook her head, resting it against the wood, as her hands stilled.
▪ She bowed her head, resting her forehead against the fence.
knee
▪ He is resting on his knees and appears calm.
▪ Iain Morrison continued to rest his knee injury, though Ian Corcoran was restored after his ankle strain.
▪ Li Shai Tung sat there, his feet spread, the cane resting against one knee.
▪ She had pulled her legs up, her chin resting on her knees.
▪ Tweed checked the small notebook he rested on his knee.
▪ His elbows rest on his knees.
laurel
▪ That is the only time when you can rest on your laurels.
▪ Motorola has long been a leader in that as well, and it has never stopped to rest on its laurels.
▪ But this generous accolade does not mean that we are resting on our laurels.
▪ The religious authorities, who were very active during the nationalist struggle, rested on their laurels after independence.
▪ But there is no room for resting on our laurels.
▪ This evolution of Diamond Rio signals that the group is not ready to rest on its laurels -- at least not voluntarily.
▪ You can never rest on your laurels.
▪ Little time was granted to Lee and his men for resting on their laurels.
leg
▪ She sat at her desk, crossed her shapely legs, rested her hands in her lap and listened.
▪ But, as I watch, even those last legs come to rest.
▪ In the kitchen Mario sat with one leg stiffly in front of him resting on a chair.
matter
▪ But Friedman argued that matters do not rest there.
▪ But this is a matter of policy that rests entirely with the Congress not with the courts.
▪ The matter would not rest here.
▪ Thirty-five administration critics would not permit the matter to rest there.
▪ I was going to knock for I was still intrigued by him but Benjamin called me so I let the matter rest.
▪ Any decision about disciplinary matters should rest elsewhere.
▪ Evidently, the stock market believes that matters will not rest there and Pearl's share price raced up 87p to 639p.
▪ The matter now rests with our local medical committee.
peace
▪ But resting in peace is not always easy.
▪ They need to find the killers of Peter and Gwenda so they can rest in peace.
▪ For Tony, that he may rest in peace, and for his family for their strengthening and peace.
▪ Ashamed of your old man, want the whole gruesome mess to rest in peace?
▪ So much for the residents being allowed to rest in peace.
▪ But the pensioners won't let him rest in peace.
▪ This he would find touching beyond anything: Sien brought to rest, at peace in a thrilling silence.
▪ He was buried in Auchinleck kirkyard but, even in death, he was not allowed to rest in peace.
responsibility
▪ The responsibility for that now rests with Parliament and is to be discharged ... in two ways.
▪ The final responsibility rested with the president, the brothers wrote.
▪ The responsibility for doing this rests with the department managers.
▪ Ultimately, this responsibility must rest with the electorate, but they do not always receive the information necessary to make judgements.
▪ The man who designed the changes in 1993 says the responsibility rests not only with Government, but with all of us.
▪ Given the prevailing views about where responsibility for curricula rested, these findings are not perhaps totally unpredictable.
shoulder
▪ Richards will have to rest the shoulder for at least four months following the operation to tighten up ligaments.
▪ Her arm tightened around him, her other hand resting loosely on the shoulders of another singer.
▪ Suddenly, the barrel shook as a heavy man sat down and rested his shoulders against it.
▪ Solveig slept softly, her legs drawn up in front of her body, her face resting against his shoulder.
▪ They walked slowly and clumsily, her head resting on his shoulder.
▪ He fastened the beads round his neck, arranging the knife so that it rested hidden between his shoulder blades.
▪ His chin was resting on his shoulder and his face was in profile to her.
VERB
allow
▪ She was given a clean theatre gown and was then allowed to rest until the theatre porter arrived to collect her.
▪ Wrap in plastic and allow to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
▪ They will alleviate the pain and allow her to rest.
▪ Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
▪ She was upset because I had not been allowed to rest on the drive.
▪ So much for the residents being allowed to rest in peace.
▪ He was buried in Auchinleck kirkyard but, even in death, he was not allowed to rest in peace.
▪ She was shocked and upset and what she needed most was to be allowed to rest, alone.
come
▪ The glass moved more smoothly, more quickly, then came to rest at the figure zero.
▪ Meanwhile, we spun out and came to rest with the car still running.
▪ He rolled a couple of yards downhill and came to rest in a dwarf willow bush.
▪ Finally the raft came to rest, sitting just below the tideline.
▪ She woke slowly from a vague dream as an errant breeze drifted over her face, coming to rest on her mouth.
▪ But the shield held, long enough for the glowing meteor to come to rest.
▪ His eyes had come to rest less on the table and more on her.
▪ Flop flop flop, until it came to rest near my feet.
lay
▪ Some ghosts are being laid to rest.
▪ He was laid to rest in a grave at his settlement on the riverbank and a shrine was raised in his honour.
▪ Then she lay down to rest in the lounge, surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking.
▪ The initial findings lay to rest a few canards.
▪ He was laid to rest in Chingford Cemetery in a public grave.
▪ Indeed, Darwin, an evolutionist to the end, was laid to rest in the hallowed ground of Westminster Abbey.
▪ Without proof I should really lay the idea to rest.
▪ We exploited the economics of small scale and laid to rest the diseconomies of large scale.
let
▪ Then let it rest for twenty to thirty minutes.
▪ Encourage him to socialize with family and friends. Let him rest if he becomes tired or frustrated.
▪ You've got to find your own way. Let me rest.
▪ And I won't let it rest.
▪ I told him you would not let things rest and would look for me.
▪ After fifteen years he was still pursuing his feud against his master-mason, unwilling to let even his bones rest.
▪ I was going to knock for I was still intrigued by him but Benjamin called me so I let the matter rest.
▪ It was better to let him rest.
lie
▪ Then she lay down to rest in the lounge, surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking.
▪ The initial findings lay to rest a few canards.
▪ She took the pills and lay down to rest with her eyes closed.
▪ They saw a deer lying down, resting.
▪ At nightfall she was tired and lay down to rest.
▪ Before lying down to rest, he went to visit some of the men.
need
▪ He needed to rest and think, and then to plan.
▪ A player will recover somewhat between matches, but an injured player might need to be rested for longer.
▪ They needed to rest, they said, but showed no signs of doing so.
▪ You need to rest for a few days, but you should be all right soon enough.
▪ To do so, he will need to rest up a little, for an old body is a less willing one.
▪ However, the player needs to rest periodically.
▪ However, he is likely to need to rest at frequent intervals.
▪ Although Sigarup's so thin now, it was a difficult weight to carry and we needed to rest a lot.
put
▪ The exhibition put to rest some of the myths surrounding impressionist paintings.
▪ This, then, is an issue we should put to rest.
▪ The old Five Nations competition, an unofficial series of matches was put to rest on Saturday.
▪ Morales also vowed to soon put to rest questions about a federal government scholarship received by his wife.
▪ But most of your worries can be put to rest with a spoonful of Calpol.
▪ I think this definitely puts it to rest.
▪ It is time the myth of the kilted, bagpipe-playing ambassador is put to rest.
▪ I put this thing to rest a long time ago.
sit
▪ Alice was tired and sat down to rest some 300m below the summit while the two men walked on.
▪ He sat and rested on his stool once he got back there.
▪ Suddenly, the barrel shook as a heavy man sat down and rested his shoulders against it.
▪ Slinging his mac over the back of a pew he sat down and rested his feet on the one in front.
▪ He had just fired up and sat down to rest.
▪ Little Billy found a comfortable place where two big branches came together and he sat down to rest.
▪ Carol sat up, resting her back against the padded headboard.
stop
▪ I had to stop and rest for a moment.
▪ At the mouth of the Umpqua River, they stopped to rest.
▪ He stopped neither to rest or eat until it was almost dark.
▪ Motorola has long been a leader in that as well, and it has never stopped to rest on its laurels.
▪ The magazines were heavy, and Bobbie stopped to rest on the way home.
▪ He had sworn that he would not stop to rest going down the stairs.
▪ She did not dare to stop or rest because immediately she was surrounded by offers of unreliable help.
▪ Now he had to stop and rest his arms every ten feet.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
... and the rest is history
▪ But then he started scribbling away at A Year in Provence and the rest is history.
▪ Dependence was imposed and the rest is history and green beans, cotton tee-shirts, patronage, and serfdom.
▪ He was initially hired by the Oxford Mail, then began to concentrate on sport, and the rest is history.
▪ Manufacturers responded by building cheaper modem hardware, and the rest is history.
▪ She noticed that he had a cute bum - and the rest is history.
▪ Then, when he was 17, he picked up a basketball, and the rest is history.
God rest his/her soul
God rest his/her soul
God rest his/her soul
rest in peace
▪ Ashamed of your old man, want the whole gruesome mess to rest in peace?
▪ But resting in peace is not always easy.
▪ But the pensioners won't let him rest in peace.
▪ For Tony, that he may rest in peace, and for his family for their strengthening and peace.
▪ He hopes to give relatives peace of mind while their loved ones rest in peace.
▪ He was buried in Auchinleck kirkyard but, even in death, he was not allowed to rest in peace.
▪ So much for the residents being allowed to rest in peace.
▪ They need to find the killers of Peter and Gwenda so they can rest in peace.
rest/breathe easy
▪ Craig Chalmers, however, can rest easy.
▪ He also seems to want to be the Nineties Coco Chanel, so street fashion bods can rest easy.
▪ He can rest easy on that matter.
▪ No side can rest easy with such a slender lead.
▪ Some local retailer would rest easy in his bed that night.
▪ Surely, the letter said with a surprising burst of bitterness, Eileen Ryan would rest easy in her grave at last.
▪ The sun was up, the dark clouds disappeared and for a moment she breathed easy.
▪ Wall Street and the bond markets can rest easy.
rest/sit on your laurels
▪ But there is no room for resting on our laurels.
▪ But this generous accolade does not mean that we are resting on our laurels.
▪ Little time was granted to Lee and his men for resting on their laurels.
▪ Motorola has long been a leader in that as well, and it has never stopped to rest on its laurels.
▪ That is the only time when you can rest on your laurels.
▪ The religious authorities, who were very active during the nationalist struggle, rested on their laurels after independence.
▪ This evolution of Diamond Rio signals that the group is not ready to rest on its laurels -- at least not voluntarily.
▪ You can never rest on your laurels.
set/put sb's mind at rest
▪ Just to put your mind at ease, we will get a second opinion from a cardiac specialist.
▪ The doctor set my mind at rest by explaining exactly what effect the drug would have on me.
▪ But let me set your mind at rest.
▪ But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest.
▪ He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.
▪ He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest.
▪ He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.
▪ I wish I could put their minds at rest.
▪ It puts my mind at rest.
▪ Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Resting his spade against the wall, he went to help Michael light the fire.
▪ Her head rested gently on his shoulder.
▪ I rested against a wall for a minute in order to tie up my shoe laces.
▪ John rested his head on the back of the car-seat.
▪ She slid down in her chair and rested her head on the back of the seat.
▪ The doctor told me to take some time off work and try to rest.
▪ We stopped and rested for a while at the top of the hill.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Even in its blackness, the sky did not rest.
▪ Finally, and fatally, it rests on a flawed understanding of the relevant medical facts.
▪ My head, resting on the tile, was only a few inches from the phone.
▪ Political theory rests on the assumption that these activities are central to the functioning of a democratic society.
▪ Sometimes I wonder about those three laid to rest in the old garden.
▪ The wedding platform was made of slats which rested on top of neatly stacked bricks.
▪ With the arm resting on the couch the force needed to accelerate the arm is coming from the material of the couch.
rest
I. rest1 S1 W1 /rest/ noun
[Word Family: noun: rest, unrest, restlessness; adjective: restless, rested, restful; adverb: restlessly, restfully; verb: rest]
Sense 1, 8-9: [date : 1400-1500; Language : French; Origin : reste, from rester 'to remain', from Latin restare]
Sense 2-7, 10-12: Language : Old English; Origin : 'rest, bed']
1. RELAXING [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]a period of time when you are not doing anything tiring and you can relax or sleep:
▪ You look exhausted! Why don’t you take a rest?
2. the rest
what is left after everything or everyone else has gone or been used, dealt with, or mentioned ⇨ remainder, leftovers:
▪ You carry these two bags, and I’ll bring the rest.
▪ Two of the attackers were killed, and the rest escaped.
the rest of
▪ Does anyone want the rest of this pizza?
▪ He’ll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
GRAMMAR
Use a singular verb after the rest if you are referring to an amount of something or a thing:
▪ The rest of the money was used to pay for the wedding.
Use a plural verb if you are referring to a group of people or things:
▪ One child goes out of the room while the rest sit in a circle.
3. put/set sb’s mind at rest
to make someone feel less anxious or worried:
▪ Why don’t you talk to him, and put his mind at rest.
4. come to rest
a) to stop moving:
▪ The aircraft skidded across the runway and finally came to rest in a cornfield.
b) if your eyes come to rest on something, you stop looking around and look at that one thing
come to rest on
▪ My eyes came to rest on a photograph of a young man.
5. give it a rest
spoken especially British English used to tell someone to stop talking about something because they are annoying you:
▪ Give it a rest, Jack!
6. give something a rest
spoken to stop doing an activity:
▪ I gave the acting a rest for a while.
7. at rest
a) an expression meaning dead, and free from pain and problems
b) technical not moving
8. and all the rest of it
British English spoken used at the end of a short list to mean other things of a similar type:
▪ I was paying the rent and the bills and all the rest of it.
9. and the rest
British English spoken used to emphasize in a humorous way that a number or amount is really much higher than someone thinks:
▪ ‘I’d say she’s about 40.’ ‘Yeah, and the rest!’
10. lay/put something to rest
formal to stop people from worrying about or believing something:
▪ The minister resigned, and the government hoped that the scandal would finally be laid to rest.
11. lay somebody to rest
an expression meaning to bury someone, used when you want to avoid saying this directly:
▪ She was laid to rest beside her husband.
12. MUSIC [COUNTABLE]
a) a period of silence of a particular length in a piece of music
b) a written sign that shows how long the period of silence should be
⇨ headrest, footrest, backrest, ⇨ and the rest is history at history(10)
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪have/take a rest
▪ I’m going upstairs to have a rest.
▪get some rest
▪ You’d better get some rest if you’re driving back tonight.
▪deserve a rest
▪ I think we deserve a rest after all that hard work.
adjectives
▪a well-earned/well-deserved rest (=a rest after working hard)
▪ Our players are taking a well-earned rest before the start of the new season.
▪a complete rest
▪ The doctor had advised a complete rest for a fortnight.
▪a little/short rest
▪ He decided to stop and take a short rest.
▪a long rest
▪ What I need is a nice long rest.
▪a good rest (=a complete rest that relaxes you)
▪ I’m sure you need a good rest.
rest + NOUN
▪a rest day/period
▪ The crew had a three hour rest period before their next flight.
II. rest2 S3 W3 verb
[Word Family: noun: rest, unrest, restlessness; adjective: restless, rested, restful; adverb: restlessly, restfully; verb: rest]
1. RELAX [INTRANSITIVE]to stop working or doing an activity for a time and sit down or lie down to relax:
▪ If you’re tired, we’ll stop and rest for a while.
2. SUPPORT SOMETHING [INTRANSITIVE, TRANSITIVE ALWAYS + ADVERB/PREPOSITION]to support an object or part of your body by putting it on or against something, or to be supported in this way ⇨ lean
rest (something) against/on something
▪ Rest your head on my shoulder.
▪ Brassard rested his elbows on the table and leaned forward.
▪ Their bikes were resting against the wall.
3. rest your feet/legs/eyes etc
to stop using a part of your body because it is feeling sore or tired:
▪ I need to sit down and rest my legs.
4. let the matter rest
(also let it rest) to stop discussing or dealing with something:
▪ The man apologized, but Aunt Matilda refused to let the matter rest.
5. rest assured (that)
formal used to tell someone not to worry, because what you say about a situation is true:
▪ You may rest assured that it will be ready on time.
6. somebody will not rest until ...
if you will not rest until something happens, you will not be satisfied until it happens:
▪ We will not rest until the murderer is found.
7. DEAD PERSON [INTRANSITIVE ALWAYS + ADVERB/PREPOSITION] literary if a dead person rests somewhere, they are buried there:
▪ My mother rests beside my father in the family graveyard.
sb’s last/final resting place (=the place where someone is buried)
rest in peace (=often written on a grave)
8. rest on your laurels
to be satisfied with what you have done, so that you do not make any further effort
9. I rest my case
spoken
a) formal used by a lawyer when they have finished trying to prove something in a court of law
b) used when something happens or is said which proves that you were right – used humorously
10. rest easy
to relax and stop worrying:
▪ I can rest easy, knowing everything’s under control.
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THESAURUS
▪rest to stop working or stop being active, and sit down or lie down so that you become less tired :
▪ If you’re tired, we’ll stop and rest for a while.
▪ The doctor told me to take some time off work and try to rest.
▪take a rest (also have a rest especially British English) to stop what you are doing for a period of time so that you can relax :
▪ Murray will now take a rest before the competition next month.
▪ There was a TV in the hotel room, and sometimes I escaped up there to have a rest.
▪ A spokesman said that the Senator needed to take a rest from the campaign activity.
▪take a break (also have a break especially British English) to stop what you are doing for a short time, so that you can rest or do something else – often used about stopping a meeting, class etc for a short time :
▪ Is it all right if we have a short break at about 10:30?
▪ I spoke to the actor as he was taking a break from rehearsals.
▪ Let’s take a break now for coffee.
▪take it easy (also take things easy) to do things gently and with less effort than usual, in order to avoid becoming worried or tired, especially because you are not feeling strong or healthy :
▪ After the operation, she decided to take things easy for a month or two.
▪ I thought I’d take it easy tonight.
▪put your feet up informal to rest for a short time after a tiring activity, especially by sitting with your feet resting on something :
▪ Kate poured herself a drink and put her feet up.
▪ When you’re pregnant and doing a full-time job, you must find time to put your feet up.
▪chill/chill out informal to spend time relaxing and doing things that do not need a lot of effort – used by young people :
▪ We chilled out in front of the TV with a couple of beers.
▪ I like chilling with the guys and playing pool or watching movies.
rest on/upon something phrasal verb [NOT IN PROGRESSIVE]
1. formal to depend on something:
▪ Success in management ultimately rests on good judgment.
2. formal to be based on a particular idea or set of facts:
▪ The case against my client rests entirely on circumstantial evidence.
3. if your eyes rest on something, you notice it and look at it:
▪ His eyes rested on a small figure in the distance.
rest with somebody phrasal verb [NOT IN PROGRESSIVE]
if a decision rests with someone, they are responsible for it:
▪ The final decision rests with the President.
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