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• rest upon — phrasal verb rest on or rest upon [transitive] Word forms rest on : present tense I/you/we/they rest on he/she/it rests on present participle resting on past tense rested on past participle rested on rest on something to be based on something The …   English dictionary

• rest upon — ˈrest on ˈrest u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rest on he/she/it rests on present participle resting on …   Useful english dictionary

• rest upon — rest (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable: depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), turn on, turn upon. See START …   English dictionary for students

• rest on/upon — [phrasal verb] 1 rest on/upon (someone or something) 1 a : to depend or rely on (someone or something) All our hopes rested on one man. 1 b : to stop moving and look at (someone or something) His eyes/gaze rested on the letter. 2 rest on/upon ( …   Useful english dictionary

• rest — rest1 W1S1 [rest] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 the rest 2¦(relaxing)¦ 3 put/set somebody s mind at rest 4 come to rest 5 give it a rest 6 give something a rest 7 at rest 8 and all the rest of it 9 and the rest 10 lay/put something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rest — 1 /rest/ noun 1 the rest what is left after everything else has been used, dealt with, killed etc: I got half way through reciting the poem and couldn t remember the rest. | At least four of the enemy were killed and the rest fled. (+ of): He ll… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rest on — phrasal verb rest on or rest upon [transitive] Word forms rest on : present tense I/you/we/they rest on he/she/it rests on present participle resting on past tense rested on past participle rested on rest on something to be based on something The …   English dictionary

• Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ …   Wikipedia

• rest on — rest (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable: depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), turn on, turn upon. See START …   English dictionary for students

• rest — n. remainder, something that is left over; surplus, excess; repose, sleep; relaxation; support, device for resting upon; cessation of activity; interval of silence corresponding to one of the possible time values within a measure (Music) v.… …   English contemporary dictionary