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# at rest

phrase (adjective phrase; also «laid to rest»)

«at rest» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism) dead and buried; at peace.
2. (literal, science) not moving: a ball at rest.

### In the lessons

Polite in funerals, gravestones and death notices; all regions. In physics, «at rest» is the plain science sense.

### Examples

- She is at rest now.
- Gravestone: «At rest with the angels.»
- A body at rest stays at rest unless a force acts on it.
- The ball is at rest on the table.
- Funeral: «He was laid to rest in the churchyard.»
- Death notice: «Now at rest, after a long and happy life.»

### Note

As a euphemism it stands for «dead». In science, «at rest» means speed = 0. Read the context: physics lesson or funeral?