rest

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
2. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
3. (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
4. (uncountable) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
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")
6. (countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
7. (countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
8. (uncountable) Absence of motion.
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.
10. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
11. (countable, uncountable) A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
12. (countable, uncountable) A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
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.
15. (countable, dated, uncountable) A set or game at tennis.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
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.
4. (copulative, reflexive, transitive) To put into a state of rest.
5. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
6. (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
7. (intransitive, reflexive, transitive) To lean, lie, or lay.
8. (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.)
9. (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
10. (intransitive) To lie dormant.
11. (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
12. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

Verb

1. To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To keep a certain way.

Verb

To arrest.

Opposite of

motion

Synonyms

repose

remainder

relax

break

relaxation

stop

🛑

pause

remnant

lie down

stay

sleep

😴

ease

respite

take rest

lie

quiet

support

residue

calm

recess

tranquillity

remain

comfort

prop

peace

☮️

relief

lean

halt

residual

perch

breathe

leisure

cease

cessation

have a rest

sit

🪑

catch one’s breath

interval

intermission

remaining

holiday

balance

recline

back

🔙

vacation

buttress

roost

settle

others

calmness

Translations

repos

se reposer

reposer

riposo

descansar

Ruhe

reste

descanso

Rest

ausruhen

Pause

rust

pause

riposare

resto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɛst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rest

Inherited from Old English: ræst

Cognate with Western Frisian: rêst

Cognate with Dutch: rust

Cognate with German: Rast

Cognate with Swedish: rast

Cognate with Norwegian: rest

Cognate with Icelandic: röst

Cognate with Old Irish: árus

Cognate with German: Ruhe

Cognate with Albanian: resht

Cognate with Welsh: araf

Cognate with Lithuanian: rovà

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἐρωή

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬨𐬈

Cognate with Sanskrit: रमते

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃

Inherited from Middle English: resten

Inherited from Old English: restan

Cognate with Dutch: rusten

Cognate with Middle Low German: resten

Cognate with German: rasten

Cognate with Danish: raste

Cognate with Swedish: rasta

Inherited from Middle English: reste

Cognate with Middle English: lave

Cognate with Old English: lāf

In summary

From Middle English rest, reste, from Old English ræst, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH- (“rest”). 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.

Sentences

Helena maintained these friendships for the rest of her life .

Tangier is not like the rest of Africa .

She spent the rest of her life as Dowager Queen in Bohemia .