rest

Definizione monolingua

rest

rest (third-person singular simple present rests, present participle resting, simple past and past participle rested)

1. (intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.

   My days work is over; now I will rest.

   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     And thereby at a pryory they rested them all nyght.

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

   I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.

   Rest assured that I will do my best.

   • 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, BBC Sport:

     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.

2. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.

   The blame seems to rest with your father.

3. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.

   I rested my head in my hands.

   She rested against my shoulder.

   I rested against the wall for a minute.

4. (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete ones 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.)

   The defense rests, your Honor.

   I rest my case.

rest (countable and uncountable; plural rests)

1. (uncountable, of a person or animal) 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.

   It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.

4. (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

   The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.

   The ocean was finally at rest.

   Now that were all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.

5. (uncountable) A final position after death.

   She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.

6. (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

   Remember theres a rest at the end of the fourth bar.

7. (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
8. (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.

   The bodys centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.

9. (snooker, 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 cant quite reach the white with his cue, so hell 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.

rest (comparative restebb, superlative legrestebb)

1. lazy

Definizione dizionario rest

	riposo
	relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation

	riposare
	intransitive: take repose

	riposarsi
	intransitive: take repose

	resto
	remainder

restare

rimanere

	pace
	peace, freedom from trouble, tranquillity

alito

altro

appoggiare

appoggiarsi

appoggio

avanzo

calmare

calmo

cessare

dormienza

dormire

eccesso

fermarsi

fermata

giacere

intervallo

pausa

pausa musicale

poggiare

posare

quiete

requie

residuo

respiro

restante

ricreazione

rimanente

rimanenza

sedersi

sosta

sosta fermata

sostare

sostegno

sostenere

sporgersi

stare

stato di riposo

supporto

sè

tranquillo

trattenersi

tregua

Altri significati:

(countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

(countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.

US legal

(uncountable) A final position after death.

to remain

(uncountable) That which remains.

to be left

(to) rest

pause of a specified length in a piece of music

(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.

(intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.

(music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

(intransitive, transitive, law, US) 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.)

physics: absence of motion

rest (music)

(obsolete) To remain.

give rest to

rest (in music)

(intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.

stay, remain, be situated

intransitive: lie or lean or be supported

(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

(snooker, 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.

repose afforded by death

other (esp. places and things)

stop working, become inactive

stick used to support the cue in snooker

(uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

(physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.

transitive: lean or lay (something)

symbol indicating a pause in music

relief afforded by sleeping; sleep

(uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

(convalescent) rest

object designed to be used to support something else