rest
not move; be in a resting position
How often you will meet it
Rank 331 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 61,402 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.029% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- not move; be in a resting position
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax also: breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
- give a rest to He rested his bad legRest the dogs for a moment
- have a place in relation to something else also: lie The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the WestThe responsibility rests with the Allies
- be at rest
- stay the same; remain in a certain state also: stay, remain The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry itrest assured
rest in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Here is a place, now I must rest awhile!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Why, were you singled out to be saved and the rest destroyed?
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Delightful for a few months, but very grim all the rest of the year.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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They had marched thirty-six miles without rest, along bad roads and through woods, and were unable to go farther.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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They had all been sitting on the grass beside the buggy for a while, now, trying to rest their weary bodies.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1