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# restless

adjective (restless, more restless)

«restless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Restless means unable to keep still or relax, because you are bored, worried or full of energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#m1)
2. A restless night is a night with little or bad sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#m2)
3. Restless can describe things that keep moving: «the restless sea». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories children get restless on long car trips or in long assemblies; animals get restless before a storm. In health lessons, restless sleep can be a sign of worry or illness. Phrases: «feel restless», «a restless night», «get restless».

### Examples

- The children got restless on the long car journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#x1)
- I had a restless night because of the thunder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#x2)
- The horses were restless before the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#x3)
- After an hour of sitting, the class grew restless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#x4)
- She felt restless and went for a run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#x5)
- The restless waves crashed on the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#x6)
- And one morning he got so restless that even his friends noticed it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/#x7)

### Note

«Rest» + «-less» = without rest. Noun: «restlessness»; adverb: «restlessly». Opposite: «calm», «relaxed», «settled».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «restless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«restless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/restless.html) on Mova free.