
3 → rest your feet/legs/eyes etc 4 → let the matter rest 5 → rest assured (that) 6 → somebody will not rest until. Their bikes were resting against the wall. Brassard rested his elbows on the table and leaned forward. 2 support something SUPPORT/HOLD UP to support an object or part of your body by putting it on or against something, or to be supported in this way → lean rest (something) against/on something Rest your head on my shoulder. S3 W3 verb 1 relax REST to stop working or doing an activity for a time and sit down or lie down to relax If you’re tired, we’ll stop and rest for a while.The rest of this chapter relies extensively upon the research the writer undertook in 1986 and 87.


a good rest (=a complete rest that relaxes you ) I’m sure you need a good rest. a long rest What I need is a nice long rest. a little/short rest He decided to stop and take a short rest. a complete rest The doctor had advised a complete rest for a fortnight. adjectives a well-earned/well-deserved rest (=a rest after working hard ) Our players are taking a well-earned rest before the start of the new season. deserve a rest I think we deserve a rest after all that hard work. get some rest You’d better get some rest if you’re driving back tonight.

S1 W1 noun 1 relaxing REST a period of time when you are not doing anything tiring and you can relax or sleep You look exhausted! Why don’t you take a rest? 2 → the rest 3 → put/set somebody’s mind at rest 4 → come to rest 5 → give it a rest 6 → give something a rest 7 → at rest 8 → and all the rest of it 9 → and the rest 10 → lay/put something to rest 11 → lay somebody to rest 12 music a) APM a period of silence of a particular length in a piece of music b) APM a written sign that shows how long the period of silence should be → headrest, footrest, backrest, → and the rest is history COLLOCATIONS verbs have/take a rest I’m going upstairs to have a rest.Restlessly restfully From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Music rest rest 1 / rest /
