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Etymology 1
From the OE. word #Old English|rest, from a Germanic root.

Pronunciation
AHD|r�st, IPA|/r�st/, SAMPA|/rEst/
audio|en-us-rest.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable The relief from work or activity afforded by sleeping; sleep.

#:The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.

1. uncountable Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and recreation.

#:We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.

1. peace|Peace, freedom from trouble, tranquillity.

#:Outside my window, the ocean was at rest.

1. The repose afforded by death.

#:She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.

1. music A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

#:Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.

1. music A written symbol indicating such a pause in a score.
2. context|physics|uncountable absence|Absence of motion.

#:The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.

1. context|snooker|countable A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of the 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.

1. 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.

Synonyms
italbrac|sleep: sleep, slumber
italbrac|relief from exertion: break, repose, time off
italbrac|freedom from trouble: peace, quiet, silence, stillness, tranquility
italbrac|repose afforded by death: peace
italbrac|object designed to be used to support something else: cradle (of a telephone), support

Antonyms
italbrac|physics: absence of motion: motion

Hypernyms
italbrac|snooker: stick used to support the tip of the cue when the cue ball is out of reach: bridge

Hyponyms
italbrac|object designed to be used to support something else: arm rest, elbow rest, foot rest, head rest, leg rest, neck rest, wrist rest
italbrac|pause of specified length in a piece of music: breve rest, demisemiquaver rest, hemidemisemiquaver rest, minim rest, quaver rest, semibreve rest, semiquaver rest

Derived terms
rel-top|Terms derived from the above senses of rest
arm rest
breve rest
crotchet rest
day of rest
demisemiquaver rest
elbow rest
foot rest
head rest
hemidemisemiquaver rest
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leg rest
minim rest
neck rest
quaver rest
restroom
rest stop
semibreve rest
semiquaver rest
wrist rest
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Translations
trans-top|relief afforded by sleeping; sleep
Finnish: t-|fi|lepo
Marathi: विश�रा�त� (vishr�nti)
trans-mid
Russian: о�д�� (ótdy�) m
Slovene: po�itek m
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trans-top|relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation
Czech: t-|cs|odpo�inek|m
Finnish: tauko, paussi, lepotauko
French: t+|fr|repos|m
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|riposo|m
Russian: о�д�� (ótdy�) m
Slovene: po�itek m, oddih m
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trans-top|peace, freedom from trouble, tranquillity
Finnish: rauha, tyyneys, rauhallisuus
French: t+|fr|paix|f
Italian: t+|it|pace|f
trans-mid
Russian: покой (pokój) m
Slovene: po�itek m
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trans-top|repose afforded by death
Czech: t-|cs|odpo�inek|m
Finnish: t-|fi|lepo
trans-mid
Russian: покой (pokój) m
Slovene: po�itek m
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trans-top|pause of a specified length in a piece of music
Finnish: t+|fi|tauko
trans-mid
Russian: па�за (páuza) f
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trans-top|symbol indicating a pause in music
Finnish: t-|fi|taukomerkki
trans-mid
Russian: па�за (páuza) f
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trans-top|physics: absence of motion
Czech: t-|cs|klid|m
Dutch: rust#Dutch|rust f, stilstand m
Finnish: t-|fi|lepo, t-|fi|lepotila
French: t+|fr|repos|m
trans-mid
Russian: покой (pokój) m
Slovak: t-|sk|pokoj|m
Slovene: mirovanje n
Swedish: t+|sv|vila
Telugu: నిశ��లమ� (niSchalamu)
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trans-top|stick used to support the cue in snooker
Finnish: t+|fi|tuki
trans-mid
Russian: под��авка (podstávka) f
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trans-top|object designed to be used to support something else
Finnish: tuki, noja, kannatin, teline, sija, paikka
trans-mid
Russian: под��авка (podstávka) f, подпо�ка (podpórka) f
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ttbc|Dutch: rust#Dutch|rust f, kalmte f, ontspanning f
ttbc|Esperanto: ripozo
ttbc|Hindi: �राम (�r�m)
ttbc|Marathi: �राम (�r�m)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: socair f, fois f, sìothamh f, tàmh m
ttbc|Slovak: odpo�inok m
ttbc|Swedish: vila
ttbc|Telugu: విశ�రా�తి (viSraaMti)
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Etymology 2
From the OF. word reste, from rester (to rest), from L. restare#Latin|restare, from the prefix re-#Latin|re- + the verb stare#Latin|stare (to stand).

Pronunciation
AHD|r�st, IPA|/r�st/, SAMPA|/rEst/
audio|en-us-rest.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st

Noun
en-noun|s|-

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.

Translations
trans-top|remainder
Czech: t+|cs|zbytek|m
Dutch: t+|nl|rest
Esperanto: restaĵo
Finnish: loppu|loput p, tähde|tähteet p
French: t+|fr|reste|m
German: t+|de|Rest|m
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|resto|m
Polish: reszta f
Romanian: t-|ro|rest n
Russian: о��а�ок (ostátok) m
Scottish Gaelic: còrr m
Slovene: ostanek m
Spanish: t-|es|resto|m
Swedish: t+|sv|rest
Telugu: మి�ిలినవి (migilinavi) italbrac|plural, మి�ిలినవార� (migilinavaaru) italbrac|people, మి�ిలినది (migilinadi) italbrac|uncountable
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Verb
en-verb

1. obsolete To remain.
2. To be left (in a specified condition).

#:Rest assured that I will do my best.

Translations
trans-top|to remain
Finnish: jäädä jälki|jäljelle, olla jälki|jäljellä
trans-mid
Slovene: ostati
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trans-top|to be left
Finnish: jättää jälki|jäljelle, olla
trans-mid
Slovene: ostati
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Etymology 3
From the OE. verb restan, from a Germanic root; compare it to the Dutch verb rusten and the German verb rasten.

Pronunciation
AHD|r�st, IPA|/r�st/, SAMPA|/rEst/
audio|en-us-rest.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To lie down and take repose, especially by sleeping.

#:My day's work is over; now I will rest.

1. transitive To relieve; give rest to.

#:We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.

1. intransitive To stop working, to take a break, become inactive.

#:I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.

1. intransitive To stay, remain, be situated.

#:The blame seems to rest with your father.

1. transitive To lean or lay.

#:I rested my head in my hands.

1. intransitive To lie or lean or be supported.

#:His left hand rested on the bannister.

1. context|law|US|transitive To stop presenting arguments.

#:Defense rests, Your Honor.

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

Troponyms
italbrac|lie down and take repose: sleep, nap

Translations
trans-top|intransitive: take repose
Arabic: ARchar|استراح IPAchar|(istar�ħa)
Chinese: �� (xiūxí)
Dutch: rusten
Finnish: levätä, levähtää
French: se reposer
German: ruhen
Hungarian: pihen
Ido: repozar
Italian: t+|it|riposarsi, t+|it|riposare
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, yasumu)
Korean: �� (swida)
Portuguese: t+|pt|descansar
Russian: о�д��а�� (otdy�át') impf, о�до�н��� (otdo�nút') pf
Slovak: odpo�ívať
Slovene: po�ivati
Spanish: t-|es|descansar, t+|es|reposar
Swedish: t+|sv|vila
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trans-top|give rest to
Finnish: lepuuttaa
trans-mid
Slovene: spo�iti
Swedish: vila, låta vila
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trans-top|stop working, become inactive
Czech: odpo�ívat
Dutch: rusten, stilstaan
Finnish: t-|fi|levätä
trans-mid
Russian: о�д��а�� (otdy�át') impf, о�до�н��� (otdo�nút') pf
Slovene: mirovati
Swedish: t+|sv|vila
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trans-top|stay, remain, be situated
Finnish: t+|fi|jäädä
trans-mid
Russian: о��ава���� (ostavát's'a) impf, о��а���� (ostát's'a) pf
Swedish: t+|sv|ligga
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trans-top|transitive: lean or lay (something)
Finnish: nojata, tukea, asettaa noja|nojalleen
French: t+|fr|reposer
trans-mid
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trans-top|intransitive: lie or lean or be supported
Finnish: t-|fi|levätä
French: se reposer
trans-mid
Swedish: t+|sv|vila
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trans-top|US legal
Dutch: daarbij laten
Finnish: vetäytyä
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|desistir
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English ergative verbs
Category:Sleep

Dutch

Noun
rest (plural: resten, diminutive restje)

1. #English|rest (that which remains)

Hungarian

Adjective
rest

1. lazy

Category:Hungarian adjectives

Old English

Etymology
From the Common Germanic root *rasto.

Noun
rest f

1. rest#English|
2. resting place; bed

Category:Old English nouns

Romanian

Etymology
F.|ro reste

Pronunciation
IPA|/rest/

Noun
ro-noun|gendn|plresturi

1. rest#English|rest (remainder)

Declension
ro-noun-n|plresturi|defrestul

Noun
rest inv. (allows only the definite articled form for singular restul)

1. change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)

#:Poftim restul de la îngheţat�, b�iete.
#::Here's your change from the ice-cream you bought, son.

Usage notes
The use of the meaning for change is restrictive to money, usually in small sums, taken after making a transaction. To describe such change when it is in one's pocket or lying around, the term m�runţi� is preferred.

Category:ro:Money

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-er
rest c

1. remainder, #English|rest (what remains)
2. context|maths|lang=sv remainder

#:11 dividerat med 2 är 5, med 1 i rest — 11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1

1. leftover

Verb
rest

1. supine of resa#Swedish|resa
2. past participle of resa#Swedish|resa

Category:Swedish verb forms

ar:rest
fa:rest
fr:rest
io:rest
id:rest
it:rest
ku:rest
hu:rest
nl:rest
ja:rest
pl:rest
ru:rest
scn:rest
simple:rest
fi:rest
sv:rest
ta:rest
te:rest
vi:rest
zh:rest

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