Resting - English meaning

verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

Usage examples:

Bespatter

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

phrasal verb

Fix to; attach

phrasal verb

To hold or continue holding onto something

Usage examples:

He was driving so fast i had to hang on tight whenever he turned., hang on – i’ll be with you in a …

phrasal verb

To wait for a short time

Usage examples:

Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?, do you need the toilet right now or can yo…

adjective

(of a person) avoiding work; lazy.

Usage examples:

Idle students

verb

Spend time doing nothing.

Usage examples:

Four men were idling outside the shop

adjective

Not working, not active, or doing nothing

Usage examples:

Idle factories, the machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts., idle speculation,…

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

verb

Spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner.

Usage examples:

She spent the day at home, reading the papers and generally lazing around

noun

A spell of lazing around.

Usage examples:

A laze in the sun

verb

To relax and enjoy yourself, doing very little

Usage examples:

We spent the day lazing around on the beach.

idiom

Become less in amount or intensity

phrasal verb

(of something undesirable) become less intense.

Usage examples:

The rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon

phrasal verb

(esp. of something unpleasant) to become less strong or stop

Usage examples:

When the rain lets up we’ll go for a walk.

verb

(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.

Usage examples:

The body lay face downwards on the grass

noun

The way, direction, or position in which something lies.

Usage examples:

He was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets

verb

Tell a lie or lies.

Usage examples:

Why had ashenden lied about his visit to london?

noun

A quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten.

Usage examples:

A loaf of bread

verb

Spend one's time in an aimless, idle way.

Usage examples:

Don't let him see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets

noun

Bread that is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating

Usage examples:

Get a loaf of white bread from the corner store., he just wanted to loaf for a while before beginni…

verb

Interrupt action or speech briefly.

Usage examples:

She paused, at a loss for words

noun

A temporary stop in action or speech.

Usage examples:

She dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain

verb

Cease an action temporarily

verb

Lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported.

Usage examples:

She was reclining in a deckchair

verb

Move the upper body backwards and down

verb

Make or become less tense or anxious.

Usage examples:

He relaxed and smiled confidently

verb

Make less taut

verb

To become or cause someone to become calm and comfortable, and not worried or nervous, or to become or cause a muscle or the body to become less tight

Usage examples:

[ i ] she saw a need for a downtown club where women could relax., [ t ] this exercise will help yo…

phrase

Put trust in with confidence

phrasal verb

To depend on or trust someone or something

Usage examples:

You can’t rely on good weather for the whole trip., the system relies too heavily on one person.

verb

Continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so.

Usage examples:

A cloister is all that remains of the monastery

noun

A state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity.

Usage examples:

In repose her face looked relaxed

verb

Be situated or kept in a particular place.

Usage examples:

The diamond now reposes in the louvre

verb

Place something, especially one's confidence or trust, in.

Usage examples:

We have never betrayed the trust that you have reposed in us

idiom

Center upon

phrasal verb

To have someone or something as the main or most important interest or subject

Usage examples:

The conversation revolved around childcare problems., his whole life revolves around football.

phrasal verb

If someone slacks off, they stop working hard or putting effort into something

Usage examples:

Companies just want to make sure their employees aren't slacking off., he urged washington not to s…

verb

Remain in the same place.

Usage examples:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Usage examples:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Usage examples:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

verb

Make or become straight from a bent or twisted form or position.

Usage examples:

I had trouble unbending my cramped knees

verb

To relax and become less formal and serious in your manner

Usage examples:

I'd hoped that after a glass or two of wine she might unbend a little.

verb

Undo or be undone after winding or being wound.

Usage examples:

Ella unwound the long woollen scarf from her neck

verb

Reverse the twisting of

verb

To unfasten something that is wrapped around an object

Usage examples:

To unwind string, i’m just going to watch some tv and unwind.