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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rest \Rest\ (r[e^]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Resting.] [AS. restan. See Rest, n.]
     1. To cease from action or motion, especially from action
        which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or
        exertion.
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              God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his
              work which he had made.               --Gen. ii. 2.
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              Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh
              day thou shalt rest.                  --Ex. xxiii.
                                                    12.
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     2. To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet
        or still.
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              There rest, if any rest can harbor there. --Milton.
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     3. To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a
        couch.
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     4. To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column
        rests on its pedestal.
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     5. To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
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              Fancy . . . then retries
              Into her private cell when Nature rests. --Milton.
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     6. To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose
        without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
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              On him I rested, after long debate,
              And not without considering, fixed ?? fate.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     7. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
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              To rest in Heaven's determination.    --Addison.
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     To rest with, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it
        rests with him to decide.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Resting \Rest"ing\,
     a. & n. from Rest, v. t. & i.
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     Resting spore (Bot.), a spore in certain orders of alg[ae],
        which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long
        periods of time. --C. E. Bessey.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rest \Rest\ (r[e^]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Resting.] [AS. restan. See Rest, n.]
     1. To cease from action or motion, especially from action
        which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or
        exertion.
  
              God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his
              work which he had made.               --Gen. ii. 2.
  
              Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh
              day thou shalt rest.                  --Ex. xxiii.
                                                    12.
  
     2. To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet
        or still.
  
              There rest, if any rest can harbor there. --Milton.
  
     3. To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a
        couch.
  
     4. To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column
        rests on its pedestal.
  
     5. To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
  
              Fancy . . . then retries Into her private cell when
              Nature rests.                         --Milton.
  
     6. To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose
        without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
  
              On him I rested, after long debate, And not without
              considering, fixed ?? fate.           --Dryden.
  
     7. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
  
              To rest in Heaven's determination.    --Addison.
  
     To rest with, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it
        rests with him to decide.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Resting \Rest"ing\,
     a. & n. from Rest, v. t. & i.
  
     Resting spore (Bot.), a spore in certain orders of alg[ae],
        which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long
        periods of time. --C. E. Bessey.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  resting
     a.
     1 That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
     2 (lb en euphemism) unemployed; out of work.
     3 Remaining; stationary.
     n.
     1 The action of rest
     2 A place where one can rest; a resting place.
     3 A pause; a break; an interlude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rest nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  resting
     a.
     1 That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
     2 (lb en euphemism) unemployed; out of work.
     3 Remaining; stationary.
     n.
     1 The action of rest
     2 A place where one can rest; a resting place.
     3 A pause; a break; an interlude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rest nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  resting
     a.
     1 That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
     2 (lb en euphemism) unemployed; out of work.
     3 Remaining; stationary.
     n.
     1 The action of rest
     2 A place where one can rest; a resting place.
     3 A pause; a break; an interlude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rest nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  resting
     a.
     1 That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
     2 (lb en euphemism) unemployed; out of work.
     3 Remaining; stationary.
     n.
     1 The action of rest
     2 A place where one can rest; a resting place.
     3 A pause; a break; an interlude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en rest nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  resting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r est ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  resting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en rest ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  الإرتياح

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/ 
  odpočívá

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/ 
  odpočívání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  anhaltend 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  sich ausruhend, ausruhend, ruhend
     Synonym: reposing
  
   see: rest, have/take a rest, repose, rested, reposed, rests, rested
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  basierend, sich stützend
   see: rest, rested, rests, rested
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  lehnend
   see: rest, rested
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  rastend
     Synonyms: having a break, taking a break
  
   see: rest, have a rest, have a break, take a break, rested, had a break, taken a break
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  schonend, ruhen lassend
   see: rest sth., rested, rests, rested, be rested, I need to rest my voice.
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  odmaranje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  resting /ɹˈɛstɪŋ/
  pihenô

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹɛstɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     adj. 静止的

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