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Pronunciation

• /ɹɛst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ɻɛst/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ɹest/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• rĕst
• /ɾɛst/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *rastō Proto-West Germanic *rastu Old English ræst Middle English reste English rest From Middle English rest, reste, from Old English ræst, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, of uncertain origin; possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest”) or *Hre(h₁)s- (“to flow, rush”). Cognate with West Frisian rêst (“rest”), Dutch rust (“rest”), German Rast (“rest”), Swedish rast (“rest”), Norwegian rest (“rest”), Icelandic röst (“rest”), Old Irish árus (“dwelling”), German Ruhe (“calm”), Albanian resht (“to stop, pause”), Welsh araf (“quiet, calm, gentle”), Lithuanian rovà (“calm”), Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “rest, respite”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬨𐬈 (aⁱrime, “calm, peaceful”), Sanskrit रमते (rámate, “he stays still, calms down”), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 (rimis, “tranquility”). Related to roo.

Meanings

1. (of a person or animal, uncountable) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
   • I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
   • The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
2. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
   • We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
3. (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
   • And the land had rest fourscore years. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 3:30:
   • It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
4. (of an object or concept, uncountable) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
   • Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
   • The ocean was finally at rest.
   • The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
5. (euphemistic, uncountable) 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")
   • She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
6. (countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
   • Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
7. (countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
8. (uncountable) Absence of motion.
   • The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
9. (countable) 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.
   • Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
10. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
    • She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
    • He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
11. (countable, uncountable) A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
    • their visors closed, their lances in the rest 1700, [John] Dryden, “The Flower and the Leaf: Or, The Lady in the Arbour. A Vision.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
12. (countable, uncountable) A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
    • 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 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
    • Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy xii:9:
13. (countable, uncountable) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
14. (countable, uncountable) 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 new account was opened under the heading "Irondale Mine" and so continued witli semiannual rest 1874, New York Court of Appeals, Records and Briefs:
15. (countable, dated, uncountable) A set or game at tennis.

Forms

Antonyms

activity · motion

Deriveds

sixty-fourth rest · rest period · rest-harrow · rest frame · resthouse · foot rest · demisemiquaver rest · turning rest · rest stop · day of rest · bedrest · eternal rest · gun rest · unrest · restful · rest home · mesonephric rest · chinrest · no rest for the weary · quarter rest · rest and residue · incisal rest · at rest · restframe · semibreve rest · restroom · benchrest · rest day · minim rest · thirty-second rest · a change is as good as a rest · neck rest · leg rest · rest energy · Diggers Rest · Rest Haven · rest centre · rest of advantage · knife-rest · knife rest · half rest · wrist rest · come to rest · chin rest · migratory restlessness · put to rest · rest stroke · toolrest · tool-rest · give it a rest · head rest · beauty rest · sixteenth rest · resthold · Wolffian rest · whole rest · chopstick rest · breve rest · rest mass · rest step · handrest · set up one's rest · bookrest · crotchet rest · Travellers Rest · eighth rest · chapel of rest · palmrest · lay to rest · semiquaver rest · parade rest · Travelers Rest · elbow rest · lance rest · rest area · rest and service area · arm rest · Walthard cell rest · spoon rest · footrest · restless · hemidemisemiquaver rest · rest and vest · armrest · slide rest · restward · rest position · quaver rest · headrest · no rest for the wicked

Hypernyms

bridge

Synonyms

tranquility · slumber · peace · repose · break · quiet · silence · time off · roo · peace · stillness · sleep · support · cradle

Translations (377)

fr repos (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · rm ruaus (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · eo ripozo (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ur آرام (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · de Hilfsqueue (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · tl pahinga (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · he מְנוּחָה (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · de Ruhe (physics: absence of motion) · cs klid (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ky дем алуу (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · pt repouso (physics: absence of motion) · ru поко́й (repose afforded by death) · pl wypoczynek (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · nl stilstand (physics: absence of motion) · ca descans (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · el ηρεμία (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · sh stȃnka (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · hu támasz (object designed to be used to support something else) · sh по̀чинак (repose afforded by death) · bg неподвижност (physics: absence of motion) · gl descanso (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · uk па́уза (symbol indicating a pause in music) · ca repòs (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sh ста̑нка (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · it riposo (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · et puhkus (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · la requiēs (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ky эс алыш (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · hy հանգիստ (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ig ịzu ịke (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ja 休憩 (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · pt pausa (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · mk о́дмор (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · de Erholung (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · cs oddech (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · sl počitek (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ang ræst (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · sv paus (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · sv paus (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · hy դադար (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · fr quiétude (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · sv vila (repose afforded by death) · hi उपशमन (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ang ræst (repose afforded by death) · fi rauhallisuus (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · el παύση (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · de Ruhe (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sl počitek (repose afforded by death) · sh òdmor (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · be адпачы́нак (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ga fos (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ru па́уза (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · nds-de Roh (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · cy saib (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · fr support (object designed to be used to support something else) · fr repos (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · nl rust (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · oc repaus (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sh о̀дмор (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · de Lehne (object designed to be used to support something else) · sh по̏дстава (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · gd fois (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ru поко́й (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · mk починка (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · pt descanso (repose afforded by death) · es holganza (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ast descansu (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · gd anail (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · uk па́уза (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · ga fos (physics: absence of motion) · cy gorffwysbren (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · ca repòs (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · lo ພັກຜ່ອນ (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fr reposoir (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · ang ræst (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · sl mirovanje (physics: absence of motion) · eo kvietmaso (physics: absence of motion) · ang ǣmetta (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · arz راحة (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fi rauha (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ky дем алыш (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sh pȍdstava (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · el ανάπαυση (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · gd tàmh (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · bg о́тдих (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sh òdmor (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · af rusteken (symbol indicating a pause in music) · xdq атти́х (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · gl pouso (object designed to be used to support something else) · fo hvíld (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ht repo (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · cy ffon orffwys (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · hi निश्चल (physics: absence of motion) · is hvíld (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ga sos (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · ar رَاحَة (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sv vila (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · uk спо́кій (physics: absence of motion) · es reposo (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · km ការស្ងប់ (repose afforded by death) · hu nyugalom (physics: absence of motion) · he מנוחה (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · cy saib (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · ur آرام (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · cs pauza (symbol indicating a pause in music) · gu વિસામો (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · xdq атти́х (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ota رامش (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · arz راحة (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · sk pokoj (physics: absence of motion) · ltg atpyuta (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fr repos (repose afforded by death) · bg стойка (object designed to be used to support something else) · ro odihnă (repose afforded by death) · ga támh (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ta நிறைவு (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ga támh (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · pt repouso (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · mi okiokinga (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · eo paŭzo (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · fi noja (object designed to be used to support something else) · th การพักผ่อน (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ro repaus (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · nl kalmte (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ta அசைவற்ற (physics: absence of motion) · hu örök nyugalom (repose afforded by death) · gd tosd (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · nds-de Rüst (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · de Pause (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · hu szünet (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · fi sija (object designed to be used to support something else) · ta ஓய்வு (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fi lepotauko (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ja 休み (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · de Pause (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · fi uni (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · hu állvány (object designed to be used to support something else) · se vuoiŋŋadus (repose afforded by death) · sq pushim (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · es brazo (object designed to be used to support something else) · gl repouso (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · sh mȋr (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · bg мир (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ba ял (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · as আৰাম (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · nl rust (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · fa استراحت (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ang ræst (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · gd anail (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · yi רו (repose afforded by death) · txb āñu (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · tr dinlenme (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · nl rust (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · grc ἀνάπαυσις (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · nb hvile (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · izh lepo (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · yue 休息 (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · da hvile (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · mr आराम (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sh мировање (physics: absence of motion) · cmn 休息 (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · te నిశ్చలము (physics: absence of motion) · ru упо́р (object designed to be used to support something else) · hu támaszték (object designed to be used to support something else) · pl odpoczynek (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · eo ripozo (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · te నూతనోత్సహము (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · pt descanso (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · lb Rascht (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · hy հանգիստ (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fi kannatin (object designed to be used to support something else) · rup arãpas (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · as আৰাম (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · hu nyugalom (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · se ráfi (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · pt descanso (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ru па́уза (symbol indicating a pause in music) · ms rehat (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · hu hosszabbító (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · de Pausenzeichen (symbol indicating a pause in music) · cs pauza (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · gl repouso (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · gd socair (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ceb pahulay (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · uk відпочи́нок (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · hi विश्रांति (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · alt тыныш (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · is hvíld (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · kk демалу (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ar اِسْتِرَاحَة (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · cs podpěra (object designed to be used to support something else) · fi tuki (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · zdj utrulivu (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · el ανάπαυση (repose afforded by death) · da ro (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · pt apoio (object designed to be used to support something else) · ka დასვენება (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · af rus (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ro odihnă (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ml വിശ്രമം (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · el παύση (symbol indicating a pause in music) · nl rust (repose afforded by death) · fa استراحت (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · it pausa (symbol indicating a pause in music) · uz olmoq (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · km ក្រសាន (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · nl rust (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · km ភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ltg pyusšonuos (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · be спако́й (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · ru подста́вка (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · ba ял (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · te విడుదలగుట (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · cmn 休止符 (symbol indicating a pause in music) · ga fos (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · fi tauko (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · bg спокойствие (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · hi आराम (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · fi tuki (object designed to be used to support something else) · fr paix (repose afforded by death) · ht repo (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · mi tohu ngū (symbol indicating a pause in music) · tk dynç (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · hy հանգիստ (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · eo subtenilo (object designed to be used to support something else) · fr pause (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · nds-de Rust (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · hu szünetjel (symbol indicating a pause in music) · tg истироҳат (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · mi ngū (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · bg покой (repose afforded by death) · sh mirovanje (physics: absence of motion) · es descanso (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · jv aso (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ro semn de pauză (symbol indicating a pause in music) · gl asueto (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · bg покой (physics: absence of motion) · nl rustteken (symbol indicating a pause in music) · ru о́тдых (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · fr paix (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · fi haudanlepo (repose afforded by death) · gd fois (repose afforded by death) · sh stálak (object designed to be used to support something else) · ja 休符 (symbol indicating a pause in music) · uk спо́кій (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · sv paustecken (symbol indicating a pause in music) · ru подста́вка (object designed to be used to support something else) · fi lepotila (physics: absence of motion) · sl počitek (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · bg почи́вка (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fi lepo (repose afforded by death) · da hvile (repose afforded by death) · pt paz (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · hu pihenés (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · haw maha (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · bg поста́вка (object designed to be used to support something else) · uz dam (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · bg пауза (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · cs odpočinek (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · gd fois (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · fi lepo (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · hy դադար (physics: absence of motion) · gu આરામ (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · pt tranquilidade (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · hi आराम (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sk odpočinok (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · he מנוחה (repose afforded by death) · tl pahinga (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ast reposu (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · lt poilsis (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · gd tàmh (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · fi teline (object designed to be used to support something else) · pt repouso (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · vi sự nghĩ ngơi (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · es descanso (object designed to be used to support something else) · de Ruhe (repose afforded by death) · es reposo (physics: absence of motion) · el βάση (object designed to be used to support something else) · te ఉపశమనము (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fi taukomerkki (symbol indicating a pause in music) · fr pause (symbol indicating a pause in music) · gl descanso (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fi paussi (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · gl folga (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ru о́тдых (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · cs odpočinek (repose afforded by death) · it riposo (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ja 休み (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · mr विश्रांती (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fi tyyneys (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · sv stöd (object designed to be used to support something else) · nl rust (physics: absence of motion) · es reposo (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · fi tauko (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · ta பற்றுக்கோடு (object designed to be used to support something else) · izh uni (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · gd tàmh (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · es pausa (symbol indicating a pause in music) · haw hoʻomaha (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · cs klid (physics: absence of motion) · hy քուն (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ro pace (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · cmn 休息 (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · af rusteken (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · es pausa (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · hy հանգիստ (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · es puente mecánico (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · eo kvieto (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · es reposo (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · fa آرامش (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · fr repos (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · az istirahət (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · id istirahat (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · gl soporte (object designed to be used to support something else) · fi paikka (object designed to be used to support something else) · uk відпочи́нок (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ko 휴식 (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · el ακινησία (physics: absence of motion) · ro repaus (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sh о̀дмор (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · bn আরাম (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · mn амралт (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · it pace (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · hu támla (object designed to be used to support something else) · gl apoio (object designed to be used to support something else) · yi רו (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · uk спо́кій (repose afforded by death) · gu વિસામો (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · cs odpočinek (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · alt јал (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · nl rest (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · ga scíth (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · hi आराम (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · uz istirohat (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · fr silence (symbol indicating a pause in music) · fi lepo (physics: absence of motion) · eo ripozejo (place where one may rest) · ga branra (object designed to be used to support something else) · ru поко́й (physics: absence of motion) · fo steðgur (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · fi sija (place where one may rest) · is þögn (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · yue 休止符 (symbol indicating a pause in music) · nl nachtrust (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ta நிம்மதி (repose afforded by death) · de Ruhe (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · as জিৰণি (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ru подпо́рка (object designed to be used to support something else) · fr repos (physics: absence of motion) · sl oddih (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · zdj uvumzi (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · sv vila (physics: absence of motion) · grc ἀνάπαυσις (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · tr mola (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · fr gîte (place where one may rest) · sh ми̑р (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · lv atpūta (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · ga taca (stick used to support the cue in snooker) · ka დასვენება (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · de Stillstand (physics: absence of motion) · pt descanso eterno (repose afforded by death) · hu pihenés (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · sh ста́лак (object designed to be used to support something else) · ta முட்டு (object designed to be used to support something else) · gd neo-ghluaisneachd (physics: absence of motion) · gu આરામ (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · gd clos (pause of a specified length in a piece of music) · sh pòčinak (repose afforded by death) · ltg romonys (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · gd fois (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · yi רו (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · bg отмо́ра (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) · sl počitek (peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility) · as জিৰণি (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · gd tàmh (repose afforded by death) · mk одмор (relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation) · se vuoiŋŋasteapmi (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep)

rest en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɻɛst/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ɹest/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• rĕst
• /ɾɛst/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

From Middle English resten, from Old English restan, from Proto-West Germanic *rastijan (“to rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH- (“rest”). Cognate with Dutch rusten (“to rest”), Middle Low German resten (“to rest”), German rasten (“to rest”), Danish raste (“to rest”), Swedish rasta (“to rest”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
   • I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
   • After the sugar beets are strained, pour in a large amount of honey and let it rest for thirty minutes. This will form the base for our delicious honey tender. 1876 July 8, Christopher E. Benck, Recipes for traditional English foods:
   • My day's work is over; now I will rest.
   • Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 23:12:
2. (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
3. (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
   • There rest, if any rest can harbour there. 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
4. (copulative, reflexive, transitive) To put into a state of rest.
   • We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.
   • With the north London derby to come at the weekend, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp opted to rest many of his key players, although he brought back Aaron Lennon after a month out through injury. 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3-1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport:
   • And thereby at a pryory they rested them all nyght. 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book X:
5. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
   • Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with the Crown.
   • The blame seems to rest with your father.
6. (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
   • The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
7. (intransitive) To be based on; to rely on something for proof or explanation
   • Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too.[…]But as a foundation for analysis it is highly subjective: it rests on difficult decisions about what counts as a territory, what counts as output and how to value it. Indeed, economists are still tweaking it. 2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
   • On him I rested, after long debate, / And not without considering, fixed fate. 1700, John Dryden, Sigismonda and Guiscardo:
8. (intransitive, reflexive, transitive) To lean, lie, or lay.
   • A column rests on its pedestal.
   • I rested against the wall for a minute.
   • I rested my head in my hands.
   • She rested against my shoulder.
9. (US, intransitive, transitive) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
   • I rest my case.
   • The defense rests, your Honor.
10. (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
11. (intransitive) To lie dormant.
12. (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
    • I sing to him that rests below, ⁠And, since the grasses round me wave, ⁠I take the grasses of the grave, And make them pipes whereon to blow. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 35:
13. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
    • to rest in Heaven's determination 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 19:

Forms

Deriveds

RIP · rest in pieces · I rest my case · rest on · God rest her soul · rest in piss · rest his soul · rest in power · God rest their soul · rest-and-digest · rest one's case · God rest their souls · Lord rest his soul · God rest his soul · rest easy · unrestable · rest upon · rest one's soul · rest on one's laurels · rest up · rest in peace

Relateds

nap (lie down and take repose) · sleep (lie down and take repose)

Synonyms

lie (be situated) · seat (be situated) · pause (stop working) · lay (transitive: lean, lay) · take time out (stop working) · place · lean (intransitive: lie, lean) · stay (be situated) · remain (be situated) · have a breather (stop working) · lie · take time off (stop working) · reside (be situated) · be (be situated) · take a break (stop working) · lean · relax (lie down and take repose, especially by sleeping) · put · relieve (give rest to) · repose

Translations (247)

gd gabh fois (intransitive: take repose) · uk відпочи́ти (intransitive: take repose) · fi levätä (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · ru оста́ться (stay, remain, be situated) · ig zua ịke (intransitive: take repose) · sv vila (put into state of rest) · sh odmòriti (put into state of rest) · sh pùstiti (put into state of rest) · nl stilstaan (stop working, become inactive) · la requiescō (intransitive: take repose) · my အနားယူ (intransitive: take repose) · got 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (intransitive: take repose) · sh одмо̀рити (put into state of rest) · nl rusten (intransitive: take repose) · bg облягам се (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · fr cesser (put into state of rest) · sl mirovati (stop working, become inactive) · ast descansar (intransitive: take repose) · se vuoiŋŋastit (intransitive: take repose) · fr reposer (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · bn আরাম করা (intransitive: take repose) · se vuoiŋŋastit (stop working, become inactive) · pt repousar (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · ml വിശ്രമിക്കുക (intransitive: take repose) · sh поло̀жити (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · haw maha (intransitive: take repose) · ast reposar (intransitive: take repose) · fi tukea (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · sv låta vila (put into state of rest) · id beristirahat (intransitive: take repose) · uli hasoesoe (intransitive: take repose) · uk залиша́тися (stay, remain, be situated) · sl počivati (intransitive: take repose) · gl descansar (intransitive: take repose) · vi nghỉ ngơi (intransitive: take repose) · sh òstati (stay, remain, be situated) · es reposar (intransitive: take repose) · it reggersi (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · ga glac suaimhneas (intransitive: take repose) · kk демалу (intransitive: take repose) · ja 休む (intransitive: take repose) · sh почи́вати (intransitive: take repose) · sh ста̏ти (stop working, become inactive) · sh одмо̀рити (intransitive: take repose) · uk відпочи́ти (stop working, become inactive) · sq shtrri (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · gd leig anail (stop working, become inactive) · la jaceō (intransitive: take repose) · as জিৰোৱা (intransitive: take repose) · unm alàximwi (intransitive: take repose) · uk покла́сти (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · yue 休息 (intransitive: take repose) · cu почити (intransitive: take repose) · et puhkama (intransitive: take repose) · cic nokchito (intransitive: take repose) · nb hvile (intransitive: take repose) · sq resht (stop working, become inactive) · ca reposar (intransitive: take repose) · gd laigh (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · sv vila (intransitive: take repose) · fr se reposer (intransitive: take repose) · lt ilsėtis (intransitive: take repose) · es reposar (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · fi asettaa nojalleen (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · fi jäädä (stay, remain, be situated) · gd leig anail (intransitive: take repose) · io apogar (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · lv atpūsties (intransitive: take repose) · sv ligga (stay, remain, be situated) · ro odihni (intransitive: take repose) · got 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (intransitive: take repose) · nl rusten (stop working, become inactive) · gl repousar (intransitive: take repose) · fi lakata (intransitive: take repose) · rm ruassar (intransitive: take repose) · ca descansar (put into state of rest) · es reposar (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · mk одмора (intransitive: take repose) · be адпачы́ць (intransitive: take repose) · ru отдохну́ть (stop working, become inactive) · ar اِسْتَرَاحَ (intransitive: take repose) · fi huilata (intransitive: take repose) · hi विश्राम करना (intransitive: take repose) · is hvíla (put into state of rest) · fi levähtää (intransitive: take repose) · pt descansar (intransitive: take repose) · ru отдыха́ть (stop working, become inactive) · rup arãpãsedz (intransitive: take repose) · gun pytu'u (intransitive: take repose) · km សំរាក (intransitive: take repose) · he נח (intransitive: take repose) · gd laigh (intransitive: take repose) · cs zůstat (stay, remain, be situated) · uk відпочива́ти (intransitive: take repose) · mt strieħ (intransitive: take repose) · ga lig do scíth (intransitive: take repose) · bg почи́вам си (intransitive: take repose) · mi whakangā (intransitive: take repose) · cs spočívat (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · mwl remansar (intransitive: take repose) · sh počívati (intransitive: take repose) · hu támaszkodik (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · svs ghuasa togho (intransitive: take repose) · tg истироҳат кардан (intransitive: take repose) · fr rester (stay, remain, be situated) · lt pailsėti (intransitive: take repose) · it riposare (intransitive: take repose) · az dayamaq (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · wuu 休息 (intransitive: take repose) · gd cuir (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · el ακουμπώ (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · fi lepuuttaa (put into state of rest) · pt repousar (intransitive: take repose) · bxd na³¹ (intransitive: take repose) · el αναπαύομαι (intransitive: take repose) · de sich erholen (intransitive: take repose) · mr विश्रांति करने (intransitive: take repose) · es desistir (US legal) · nv hanályį́į́h (intransitive: take repose) · uk притуля́тися (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · hu dől (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · it riposarsi (intransitive: take repose) · rup arãpas (intransitive: take repose) · ne आराम गर्नु (intransitive: take repose) · ru отдыха́ть (intransitive: take repose) · az söykəmək (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · cs odpočívat (stop working, become inactive) · am አረፈ (intransitive: take repose) · eo ripozi (intransitive: take repose) · fr faire une pause (intransitive: take repose) · hu pihen (intransitive: take repose) · nan-hbl 休息 (intransitive: take repose) · vo takädön (intransitive: take repose) · hi आराम करना (intransitive: take repose) · bg спирам (stay, remain, be situated) · vi ngơi (intransitive: take repose) · da hvile (intransitive: take repose) · fi lepuuttaa (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · az dirəmək (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · az dincəlmək (intransitive: take repose) · is hvíla (stay, remain, be situated) · sh пу̀стити (put into state of rest) · ky дем алуу (intransitive: take repose) · sh stȁti (stop working, become inactive) · el ακουμπώ (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · hy հանգստանալ (intransitive: take repose) · ug دەم ئالماق (intransitive: take repose) · ms merehatkan (intransitive: take repose) · bg опирам се (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · uk лежа́ти (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · mk одмара (intransitive: take repose) · fi pysähtyä (intransitive: take repose) · nrf s'èrposer (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · mi whakanā (intransitive: take repose) · fr s'arrêter (stop working, become inactive) · fi levätä (stop working, become inactive) · ru отдохну́ть (intransitive: take repose) · cs odpočívat (intransitive: take repose) · mwl çcansar (intransitive: take repose) · br diskuiza (intransitive: take repose) · ur آرام کرنا (intransitive: take repose) · mk се одмори (intransitive: take repose) · mi okioki (intransitive: take repose) · sh polòžiti (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · haw hoʻomaha (intransitive: take repose) · sq pushoj (intransitive: take repose) · lb raschten (intransitive: take repose) · es descansar (intransitive: take repose) · fr en finir (US legal) · sh odmòriti (intransitive: take repose) · io repozar (intransitive: take repose) · ky эс алуу (intransitive: take repose) · mi whakatā (intransitive: take repose) · fi huilia (intransitive: take repose) · sv vila (stop working, become inactive) · eu atseden hartu (intransitive: take repose) · mi whakatakoto (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · tyz cái (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · dng щющи (intransitive: take repose) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (put into state of rest) · nl daarbij laten (US legal) · hu pihentet (put into state of rest) · ay samaña (intransitive: take repose) · sh uzdržávati (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · pt deitar (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · uk стоя́ти (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · it appoggiarsi (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · fi levätä (intransitive: take repose) · bg оставам неподвижен (stay, remain, be situated) · fa آسودن (intransitive: take repose) · ca descansar (intransitive: take repose) · ang restan (intransitive: take repose) · sh уздржа́вати (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · uk притули́тися (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · be адпачыва́ць (intransitive: take repose) · yi אָפּרוען (intransitive: take repose) · my နား (intransitive: take repose) · nrf s'èrposer (intransitive: take repose) · uz dam olmoq (intransitive: take repose) · gd tàmh (intransitive: take repose) · is hvíla sig (intransitive: take repose) · hu nekitámaszt (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · hu támaszt (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · tk dynç almak (intransitive: take repose) · fi levätä (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · af rus (intransitive: take repose) · ka დასვენება (intransitive: take repose) · bg почи́на си (intransitive: take repose) · it posarsi (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · sl spočiti (put into state of rest) · uk кла́сти (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · dng щехуан (intransitive: take repose) · th พักผ่อน (intransitive: take repose) · lo ພັກຜ່ອນ (intransitive: take repose) · bg подпирам (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · fi levätä (put into state of rest) · sv vila (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · fi nojata (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · hu dönt (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · vi rồi (intransitive: take repose) · mi tāoki (intransitive: take repose) · cmn 休息 (intransitive: take repose) · ru почива́ть (intransitive: take repose) · ru остава́ться (stay, remain, be situated) · sk odpočívať (intransitive: take repose) · ne विश्राम गर्नु (intransitive: take repose) · el ξεκουράζομαι (intransitive: take repose) · ia reposar (intransitive: take repose) · tl magpahinga (intransitive: take repose) · tr dinlenmek (intransitive: take repose) · is hvílast (intransitive: take repose) · el ξεκουράζω (put into state of rest) · de ruhen (intransitive: take repose) · dng хуан (intransitive: take repose) · nrf èrposer (transitive: lean or lay (something)) · zza ra'aresiyaene (intransitive: take repose) · sh о̀стати (stay, remain, be situated) · mn амрах (intransitive: take repose) · fr se reposer (intransitive: lie or lean or be supported) · eo resti (stay, remain, be situated) · fa استراحت کردن (intransitive: take repose) · pl odpoczywać (intransitive: take repose) · uk відпочива́ти (stop working, become inactive) · ro repauza (intransitive: take repose) · ko 쉬다 (intransitive: take repose) · fi vetäytyä (US legal) · mk почива (intransitive: take repose)

rest en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɻɛst/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ɹest/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• rĕst
• /ɹɛst/
• /ɾɛst/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

From Middle English reste, from Old French reste, from Old French rester (“to remain”), from Latin restō (“to stay back, stay behind”), from re- + stō (“to stand”). Replaced native Middle English lave (“rest, remainder”) (from Old English lāf (“remnant, remainder”)).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) That which remains.
   • 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.
2. (uncountable) Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
   • It also showed that 26 of the top 30 AI patent requests came from businesses. Universities or public research organizations made up the rest. 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:
   • 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. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
   • Arm'd like the rest, the Trojan prince appears. 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
   • Plato and the rest of the philosophers 1676, Bishop Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church of Rome:
   • 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. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter XI, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
3. (UK, uncountable) 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.

Deriveds

rest operator · rest of the UK · the rest is gravy · rest parameter · for the rest · and all the rest of it · the rest is history

Synonyms

lave · remainder

Translations (69)

mfe leres (remainder) · mi mōmōhanga (remainder) · oc resta (remainder) · cs zbytek (remainder) · ja 余り (remainder) · de Rest (remainder) · be аста́так (remainder) · gd còrr (remainder) · lv atlikums (remainder) · pl reszta (remainder) · te మిగిలినవి (remainder) · sh ostátak (remainder) · la reliquum (remainder) · et jääk (remainder) · gd càch (remainder) · es sobra (remainder) · uk за́лишок (remainder) · eo restaĵo (remainder) · is rest (remainder) · mk остаток (remainder) · es resto (remainder) · sh оста́так (remainder) · nn rest (remainder) · fa سایر (remainder) · hu többi (remainder) · cmn 剩餘部分 /剩余部分 (remainder) · ar بَاقِيَّة (remainder) · ga fuílleach (remainder) · sk zbytok (remainder) · ang lāf (remainder) · bg остатък (remainder) · ka ნარჩენი (remainder) · nl rest (remainder) · hy մնացորդ (remainder) · hu maradék (remainder) · eo resto (remainder) · yi רעשט (remainder) · ru оста́ток (remainder) · sv rest (remainder) · nb rest (remainder) · cmn 其餘 /其余 (remainder) · is afgangur (remainder) · eo cetero (those not included) · ko 나머지 (remainder) · ro rest (remainder) · be аста́ча (remainder) · fi loput (remainder) · ast restu (remainder) · da rest (remainder) · sco lave (remainder) · pt sobra (remainder) · es demás (remainder) · te మిగిలినవారు (remainder) · gl resto (remainder) · mi toenga (remainder) · be рэ́шта (remainder) · he שְׁאָר (remainder) · it resto (remainder) · pt resto (remainder) · ja 残り (remainder) · te మిగిలినది (remainder) · fa بقیه (remainder) · ca resta (remainder) · qu puchu (remainder) · fr reste (remainder) · ar أَثَارَة (remainder) · hi बाक़ी (remainder) · uk ре́шта (remainder) · sl ostanek (remainder)

rest en · VERB · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɻɛst/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ɹest/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• rĕst
• /ɾɛst/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

From Middle English resten, from Old French rester, from Latin restō.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:no object, with complement) To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
   • Rest you merry.
   • You can rest assured that a sick child will say when it's again ready to eat, so it won't starve and doesn't need to be cajoled into eating.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To keep a certain way.
   • God rest you merry, gentlemen.

Forms

Deriveds

rest assured

rest en · VERB · etymology 5

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɻɛst/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ɹest/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• rĕst
• /ɾɛst/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

Aphetic form of arrest.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, obsolete, transitive) To arrest.

Forms