to rest
120
5.9
- verb
- /rɛst/
- The primary responsibility for meeting these global challenges still rests with governments and international organizations.
- rests on the assumption
- the responsibility rests on
- rests squarely on
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Watch on YouTubeThat means it's not resting on that for them.
- That means it's not resting on that for them.
- We live in this beautiful age where that power rests with the individual.
- And he says the final triumph rests with goodness and common sense.
- But the final decision rests with UCLA Chancellor Jean Block for Reason TV.
Examples
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His hope rests simply with God, not with himself.
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We live in this beautiful age where that power rests with the individual.
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And that person cannot rest until that exists in the world.
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...are you willing to rest your testimony in this case on this opinion?
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Indeed, the success of the therapeutic enterprise itself rests upon the creation of such an atmosphere.
Academic text (2013) -
The key to successful education reform may well rest with knowledgeable, well-prepared teachers.
Academic text (2011) -
As implied earlier, the underlying principles on which cognitive therapy rests are congruent with Islamic values.
Academic text (2008) -
The popularity of jazz, according to scholar Michael Brocken, rests on the proliferation of radio and recordings.
Academic text (2015) -
The onus for professional improvement for counselors has typically rested upon counselors themselves.
Academic text (2015) -
His hope rests simply with God, not with himself.
Synonyms
460
6.8
To be found in a person or thing
51
3.7
To depend on something like an idea or reason
50
4.0
To be a quality or power present in something
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
A rude, joking way to show dislike for someone or something that is gone
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
45
6.9
To stop doing or talking about something because it annoys other people
To lean your head or body against another person's shoulder for comfort
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.4
A period of bed rest to help someone recover from stress or nervous problems
- Specialized
1
3.7
A small support on a violin or viola that you put your chin on for comfort and stability while playing
- Specialized
1
7.4
The amount of matter in an object measured when it is not moving, not how heavy it feels
- Specialized
1
8.2
Energy equal to a particle's mass when it is not moving, calculated as mass times the speed of light squared
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Etymology
Rest in the sense 'depend on' comes from the picture of one thing leaning on another from old English ræst meaning 'support'. So if a decision rests on you, the responsibility leans on you and you must carry it.