How to Use "Rest" with Example Sentences

rest (v): to relax or sleep; to place or lean against something

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Used with verbs:

"We need to rest."
(need, have, want)

Used with adverbs:

"Let's rest awhile."
(awhile)

"We briefly rested before continuing the long hike."
(briefly)

"They need a place where they can rest safely."
(safely, peacefully, quietly, comfortably)

"He is resting casually on the couch."
(casually)

"She gently rested her head on his shoulder."
(gently, softly)

Used with prepositions:

"I rested on the bed."
(on, in)

"He rested the broom against the wall."
(against)

rest (n): a period of relaxation; the remaining part of something; leftover

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Used with verbs:

"He deserves some rest."
(deserves, needs, got, had)

"The ball came to a rest at his feet."
(came to)

"Let's take a rest."
(take)

Used with nouns:

"I pulled over at the rest area."
(area, stop)

"My grandfather is living in a rest home."
(home)

Used with adjectives:

"She was put on bed rest during the last month of pregnancy."
(bed)

"We had a nice rest."
(nice, brief, short, little)

"We got some much-needed rest."
(much-needed, well-deserved, well-earned, beauty)

"Make sure to get complete rest before you leave in the morning."
(complete, proper, good, proper, sufficient, adequate)

Used with prepositions:

"Let's take a rest from work."
(from)

"The children are at rest."
(at)