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rested

rest
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rest]
    • /rɛst/
    • /ˈres.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rest]
    • /rɛst/

Definitions of rested word

  • noun rested the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor. 1
  • noun rested the others: All the rest are going. 1
  • noun rested British Banking. surplus (defs 1, 2). 1
  • verb without object rested to continue to be; remain as specified: Rest assured that all is well. 1
  • verb with object rested to give rest to; refresh with rest: to rest oneself. 1
  • verb with object rested to lay or place for rest, ease, or support: to rest one's back against a tree. 1

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Origin of rested

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; akin to German Rast; (v.) Middle English resten, Old English restan; akin to German rasten

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Parts of speech for Rested

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rested popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

rested usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rested

adj rested

  • at rest — not moving; still
  • bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
  • bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
  • dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
  • fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.

verb rested

  • alighted — Simple past tense and past participle of alight.
  • beetled — Projecting over.
  • concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
  • convalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of convalesce.
  • depended — to rely; place trust (usually followed by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report.

noun rested

  • bedded — of or relating to rocks that exhibit bedding.
  • complemented — having a complement or complements.
  • crutched — Simple past tense and past participle of crutch.
  • drowsed — Simple past tense and past participle of drowse.
  • gapped — a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.

Antonyms for rested

adj rested

  • all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
  • all shook up — shaken, upset
  • beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
  • bushed — If you say that you are bushed, you mean that you are extremely tired.
  • cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.

noun rested

  • acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
  • deeded — something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.
  • dispatched — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • flurried — marked by confusion or agitation.
  • fluxed — Simple past tense and past participle of flux.

verb rested

  • agonized — Agonized describes something that you say or do when you are in great physical or mental pain.
  • aviated — Simple past tense and past participle of aviate.
  • coursed — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
  • endeavored — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
  • essayed — Simple past tense and past participle of essay.

adjective rested

  • worn — past participle of wear.

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