rest

[US]/rest/
[UK]/rɛst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. rest, sleep; stillness; support; remaining portion
vt. & vi. rest; lean on for support; stop.

Phrases & Collocations

have a rest

the rest of

for the rest

and the rest

at rest

rest in

a good rest

rest on

all the rest

take a rest

without rest

rest with

rest time

rest in peace

rest from

bed rest

rest day

rest upon

rest room

Example Sentences

the rest of the money

today is a rest day.

for the rest of one's life

The affair rests a riddle.

The resposibility rests on us.

Let's rest for a space.

Throw the rest away.

the rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison.

she had to rest before dinner.

our alienation from the rest of Creation.

the rest of the day can be spent at leisure.

ultimate control rested with the founders.

the lift came to rest at the first floor.

the rest of the acting is solid.

the birds rested stilly.

the rest, as they say, is history.

rest in a long hibernal sleep

a home of rest for invalid soldiers

overtop all the rest of the student

Real-world Examples

The chronic disease troubled the rest of his life.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

I'll get the rest of the dinner.

Source: Travel Across America

Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.

Source: The Little Prince

Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

You need some rest since you have a stomachache.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Standing opposite the domed St. Paul's Cathedral, the Shard dwarfs the rest of London's metropolis.

Source: BBC Listening December 2016 Collection

Then read the rest of the story.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade Eight (Second Semester)

It is the rest of your story.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 2

I read the rest of your speech.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Have a great rest of your day.

Source: Andrian's yoga class

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