Meaning

1 senses

  1. To settle or finish, especially a question or discussion.

    Let's try to put this question to rest once and for all.

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Tom ate part of the ham, and then put the rest into the refrigerator.

    deTom aß etwas von dem Schinken und legte den Rest dann in den Kühlschrank. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. I put the rest of your clothes in the laundry.

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  3. I drank a little milk and put the rest in the fridge.

    ruЯ отпил немного молока, а остальное поставил в холодильник. — marafon

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  4. He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.

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  5. Ziri removed his finger from the trigger and put the hammer to rest.

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Origin

From put + to + rest.

From put + to + rest.

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Forms

puts to rest, putting to rest, put to rest, put to rest
Base formput to rest · to put to rest
3rd person singularputs to rest
Present participleputting to rest
Past simpleput to rest
Past participleput to rest

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyput to rest
he, she, itputs to rest

Past simpleLesson

all personsput to rest

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave put to rest
he, she, ithas put to rest

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill put to rest

Synonyms

3 synonyms
lay to restput to bedput to sleep

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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