Word of the Day: Rest
The word “rest” means to sleep or relax. It can be used as a noun or as a verb.
- He needs a rest. (noun)
- He usually rests after work in the afternoon. (verb)
- He needs to rest. (infinitive)
- After finishing this difficult work, the men will need a rest.
- They’ll need to rest.
- I haven’t gotten enough rest lately.
- You need to rest more often.
- You need more rest.
The word “rest” is also used as a noun when describing an amount of material, food, work, time, etc., that remains or is leftover:
- We ate most of the fish. The rest of it we gave to our dog.
- She couldn’t finish all of her meal, so her husband ate the rest of it.
- Most of Bob and Cindy’s vacation was spent in New York; the rest of it was spent in Boston.
- Bob remembered the first two minutes of the song, but he couldn’t remember the rest.
- I can’t eat all of this. Do you want the rest?
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with R page to see the list of all words starting with letter R. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
