German Meaning of rest

Ruhe

Other German words related to Ruhe

Definitions and Meaning of rest in English

Wordnet

rest (n)

something left after other parts have been taken away

freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

a pause for relaxation

a state of inaction

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

a support on which things can be put

a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

Wordnet

rest (v)

not move; be in a resting position

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

give a rest to

have a place in relation to something else

be at rest

stay the same; remain in a certain state

be inherent or innate in

put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

sit, as on a branch

rest on or as if on a pillow

be inactive, refrain from acting

Webster

rest (v. t.)

To arrest.

To lay or place at rest; to quiet.

To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.

Webster

rest (n.)

A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.

Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.

Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.

That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.

A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.

A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.

The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.

A set or game at tennis.

Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.

To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.

To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.

To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.

To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.

To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.

To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.

To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.

Webster

rest (v. i.)

To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

FAQs About the word rest

Ruhe

something left after other parts have been taken away, freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility), a pause for relaxation, a state of inaction, eu

Freizeit,Entspannung,ruhend,Dekompression,Leichtigkeit,Ruhe,Stille,Schlaf,schlummern,Ruhig

Arbeit,Arbeit,Anstrengung,Druck,Belastung,Stress,Spannung,Mühe,Anspannung

ressaldar => Ressaldar, responsory => Responsorium, responsorial => Responsoriale, responsiveness => Reaktionsfähigkeit, responsive => ansprechbar,