at rest
7
2.4
- idiom
:
en reposo
- Such a soothing sound: a human being near, warm, safe, and at rest.
- Energy expenditure at rest
- heart rate at rest
- body at rest
We already know that this block is at rest at X = d.
- We already know that this block is at rest at X = d.
- So you're at rest, but you're still moving forward through time.
- It is completely at rest, not thinking about.
- Then another billiard ball comes in, hits the one that's at rest.
- You're just at rest and available to notice what's happening now.
- She had a healthy brain at rest and when she tried to concentrate, her frontal lobes and her cerebellum, which we'll talk about, dropped.
- So it's sort of like finding a car that is parked at rest in a public parking lot.
- But therefore your, your heart rate shouldn't be at rest, shouldn't be high.
- It certainly at rest, other muscles can take over.
- Indeed, as we know it well, the One is at rest.
- So while it's in motion, it's also at rest.
Examples
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What God wants is you to be at rest, at peace.
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Objects that are at rest, tend to stay at rest.
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I just thought I'd come and put your mind at rest.
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The boy slumbered by the fire, his body at rest among the three adventurers for whom he was guide.
Fiction book (1993) -
I watch her hands, Al's hands, and the baby's hands move together, at rest.
Fiction book (1997) -
We believe that this experience has been needful for a lot of people, if they can realise too that... that there is a chance, that there is an opportunity to be at peace, to be at rest, with the help of the Lord.
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After a long day, I finally felt at rest on the couch, enjoying the quiet of the evening.
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The dog lay at rest on the porch, basking in the warm sun after an active morning.
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The landscape was peaceful, with the trees at rest in the stillness of the early morning.
Synonyms
353
1.0
A time when you are not awake
241
1.0
Calm and not worried
109
2.1
Calm and free from worry or conflict
106
1.7
Being comfortable and relaxed, not nervous or worried
73
1.0
Become not awake
46
2.9
Not moving and staying in one place
41
3.0
Completely still with no movement, like a statue
27
4.6
Calm and peaceful without noise or movement
22
3.0
Not interrupted or bothered so things stay the same
12
8.1
Not moving or changing for a time
4
2.3
Not moving and not showing much physical or mental energy
1
2.2
Completely still and keeping the same position
1
5.7
Completely quiet with no sound at all
Antonyms
How Still
Surface Forms
Morphology
at + rest
The sense 'not moving or inactive' follows directly from combining 'at' (indicating a state or location) with 'rest' (a period of stopping activity), forming the common pattern 'at X' = 'in a state of X'. The technical usage 'data at rest' is just an extension of this transparent meaning (data that is not being transmitted or processed), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
At rest comes from a simple picture: something that is not moving is taking a rest, like a person sitting quietly or a machine switched off. That's why at rest means 'quiet', 'still', or not active.