- rest
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ complete▪ good, long▪ brief, little, short▪ well-deserved, well-earned▪ much-needed▪ adequate, proper, sufficient▪
The body requires a healthy diet and adequate rest.
▪ nice▪ beauty (AmE)▪I need my beauty rest.
▪ bed▪She's on complete bed rest, antibiotics and plenty of fluids.
▪I was hospitalized many times and put on bed rest for six months.
VERB + REST▪ find (formal), get, have, take▪Her heart would find no rest until she knew the truth.
▪Get some rest while you can.
▪I had a good long rest before the party.
▪ need▪ deserve▪You deserve some rest.
▪ disturb▪I apologize for disturbing your rest.
▪ come to▪The ball rolled down the hill and came to rest against a tree.
REST + NOUN▪ break, day, interval (AmE), period, time▪ area, stop (both AmE)▪ room (usually restroom) (= room with a toilet) (AmE)▪ home (= for old or sick people)PREPOSITION▪ at rest▪At rest (= when not moving) the insect looks like a dead leaf.
▪ rest from▪The doctor advised him to take a complete rest from the gym.
PHRASES▪ a day of rest{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ casually, gently, lightly, loosely, softly▪ heavily▪ comfortably▪Her head was resting comfortably against his chest.
▪ peacefully, quietly▪ safely▪He could rest safely in this place.
▪ lazily▪His hand was resting lazily against the steering wheel.
▪ briefly, momentarily▪ awhileVERB + REST▪ let sth▪She let his hand rest heavily on hers.
▪ have to, need to▪ want to, would like to▪ stop to▪I stopped to rest on one of the benches.
PREPOSITION▪ against▪She rested the ladder against the wall.
▪ atop (esp. AmE)▪Her thin hands were resting atop the quilted bed cover.
▪ in▪I settled back, my hands resting in my lap.
▪ on, upon▪His hands rested lightly on her shoulders.
PHRASES▪ rest easy▪I can rest easy (= stop worrying) knowing that she's safely home.
PHRASAL VERBSrest on/upon sthADVERB▪ solely, squarely▪It is rare for the responsibility for causing conflict to rest solely on one side.
▪ entirely▪The decision rests entirely upon how good a fighter you think she is.
▪ largely, primarily▪The success or failure of the film rests largely on the talents of the cast.
▪ firmly▪Our trade policy rests firmly on the foundation of free and open markets.
rest with sbADVERB▪ squarely▪Surely the blame rests squarely with Sir Ralph?
▪ ultimately▪The decision ultimately rests with the council.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
