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Rest On (Verb)

Meaning 1

Rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • She can rest on my shoulder during the long train ride if she gets tired.
  • The locals rest on a small group of trusted tour guides for help with navigation in the dense forest.
  • At the end of the difficult day, the old man would rest on his cane, desperately trying to muster up more strength.
  • His palms began to sweat as the world rested on him to make the crucial shot in the final seconds of the championship game.
  • Many women and children had to rest on the generosity of their neighbors during the severe economic downturn.

Synonyms

  • Lean On
  • Lean Against

Hypernyms

  • Meet
  • Contact
  • Touch

Meaning 2

Be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Examples

  • Her argument rest on the assumption that all the initial data was accurate.
  • The new policy rest on a series of carefully thought out and tested principles.
  • Critics argue that the researcher's claims rest on flimsy, misunderstood data.
  • The professor explained that his theory rest on a mathematical model he'd been working on for years.
  • Her diagnosis rest on the symptoms we'd been discussing earlier that day.

Synonyms

  • Build On
  • Repose On
  • Build Upon

Hypernyms

  • Turn On
  • Hinge On
  • Hinge Upon
  • Depend Upon
  • Depend On
  • Ride

Hyponyms

  • Owe
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