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rest cure
moment's) respite. 2 a welcome period of delay before
doing or suffering something unpleasant; REPRIEVE: The office
will be shut until Monday, so we have a few days' respite before
we need to pay the rent.
'respite ,care n [U] temporary care, usually in a special
hospital, for people who are too old or ill to look after
themselves, which allows the people who usually look after
them at home to rest
re-splen-dent /rɪˈsplendənt/ adj fml or pomp bright and shin-
ing; splendid in appearance: the resplendent colours of the
New England woods in autumn | (fig.) George arrived, resplend-
ent in a new white suit. —ly adv: resplendently dressed in
purple silk —dence n [U]
re-spond /rɪˈspɒnd||rɪˈspɑnd/ v 1 [{(to);T}] to say or write
(something) in reply: They still haven't responded to my
letter. | 'Yes, I'd love to come,' he responded. | [+that] He
responded that he would come. → see ANSWER (USAGE) 2 [{(by,
to, with)}] to do something in answer; REACT: He responded (to
my suggestion) with a laugh/by laughing. 3 [{(to)}] (especially
of a disease or a part of the body that is hurt) to get better as
a result of treatment; REACT favourably: The disease failed to
respond to the drugs. | Is her leg responding to treatment?
Compare respond and react. In many contexts
they are used with the same meaning but react has a
sense of being more immediate and sometimes resulting
from feeling more than thought, while respond suggests
that some consideration has been involved. We may want
to know someone's reaction simply from CURIOSITY but if
we want to know their response it is because we need the
information in order to make a decision etc.
re-spon-dent /rɪˈspɒndənt||rɪˈspɑn-/ n law a person who
has to answer a charge in a law court, especially in a DIVORCE
case → compare CORRESPONDENT
re-sponse /rɪˈspɒns||rɪˈspɑns/ n 1 [{(to)}] a reply: I asked
him a question but he made/gave no response. | There have
been several responses to our advertisement. 2 [C;U(to)] (an)
action done in answer: There's been a generous response/a
lukewarm response to the appeal on behalf of the earthquake
victims. | Our call for new suggestions evoked (=produced)
very little response. | She opened the door in response to the
knock. 3 [C usually pl.] any of the parts of a religious service
that are said or sung by the CONGREGATION (=people in a
place of worship) in answer to the parts sung by the priest →
see RESPOND (USAGE)
re-spon-si-bil-i-ty /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti||rɪˌspɑːn-/ n 1 [U(for)]
the condition or quality of being responsible: I take (full)
responsibility for losing the money. (=I admit that it was my
fault) | The defence secretary has responsibility for (=is respon-
sible for) the upkeep of the armed forces. | A terrorist organi-
zation has claimed responsibility for the bombing. | a
position of great responsibility in the government | We have
joint responsibility (=we share the responsibility) for the
running of the company. 2 [U] the quality of being sensible
and trustworthy: Now that you're 13 you should have more
sense of responsibility. → opposite IRRESPONSIBILITY 3 [C]
something for which one is RESPONSIBLE: The head of a large
company has many responsibilities. | It's your responsibility to
make the decision. 4 do something on one's own respon-
sibility to do something without being told or officially
allowed to
re-spon-si-ble /rɪˈspɒnsəbl||rɪˈspɑːn-/ adj 1 [F(for)] having
done or been the cause of especially something bad; guilty:
Who's responsible for this terrible mess? | These tax laws are
responsible for a lot of hardship. | It was your idea, so if
anything goes wrong I shall hold you personally responsi-
ble. 2 [F(for, to)] having the duty of looking after someone or
something, so that one can be blamed if things go wrong:
The teacher made me responsible (to her) for keeping the class
in order while she went out. 3 apprec sensible, trustworthy,
and able to make good moral and practical judgments: You
can leave the children with him - he's very responsible. →
opposite IRRESPONSIBLE 4 (of a job) needing a trustworthy
person to do it: She holds a very responsible position in the
firm.
re-spon-si-bly /rɪˈspɒnsəbli||rɪˈspɑn-/ adv in a RESPONSIBLE
way: I'll trust you to behave responsibly while I'm out. →
opposite IRRESPONSIBLY
re-spon-sive /rɪˈspɒnsɪv||rɪˈspɑn-/ adj 1 [{(to)}] giving the
hoped-for response or result quickly or willingly: This car's
steering isn't very responsive. (=you have to turn it hard to
get the car to change direction) | The disease isn't proving
responsive to treatment. | I think you'll find she's more respon-
sive to praise than to criticism. 2 giving answers willingly: He
wasn't very responsive, so I asked her instead. → opposite
UNRESPONSIVE —ly adv —ness n [U]
rest¹ /rest/ n 1 [C;U(from)] (a period of) freedom from activity
or from something tiring or worrying: I'm tired; let's take/
have a rest. | a well-earned rest after her exams | You need a
good night's rest. (=sleep) | She needs rest (=peace, quiet, and
little activity) after her long illness. | I need a rest from all this
hard work. | (fig., infml) Give it a rest can't you! (=stop being
annoying, especially by talking or making a noise) | (fig., euph)
She was laid to rest (=buried) in the village churchyard. | (fig.)
I'm glad that ridiculous plan has finally been laid to rest.
(=got rid of) | The letter from her daughter set her mind at
rest. (=freed her from anxiety) 2 [U] the condition of not
moving: The ball rolled down the hill and came to rest
(=stopped) at the bottom. | Measure the mass of the body while
it is at rest. 3 [C] (often in comb.) a support, especially for the
stated thing: an armrest | This wall will do as a rest for your
camera. → see also HEADREST 4 [C] (in music) a) a period
of silence of a fixed length b) any of a set of signs, such as
▬, that mark the length of these periods
rest² v 1 [I(from);T] to (allow to) take a rest: I always rest for an
hour after dinner. | Sit down and rest your feet. | (fig., euph) Let
him rest (=lie buried) in peace. | (fig., euph) She's lying in her
last resting-place. (=grave) 2 [I+adv/prep;T+obj+adv/prep] to
(allow to) lean or be supported: Rest your bicycle against the
wall/your head on my shoulder. | The ladder rested on/against
the wall. → see also REST ON/UPON 3 [I only in negatives] to stop
being active; be calm: The police said they wouldn't rest until
all the criminals were caught. | I will not rest until I know he's
safe. 4 [I+adv/prep] to be discontinued; not be talked about
further: We decided to let the matter/the argument rest,
because it was obvious we would never agree. 5 [I;T] law a)
(of a case in a law court) to have been fully explained: My
case rests. b) to stop explaining (one's case) to the court,
because enough has been said: I rest my case, my lord. | The
prosecution rested (its case) after three days of testimony. | The
defense rests, your Honor. 6 rest assured usually imperative to be
certain: Rest assured/You can rest assured that we will do all
we can.
rest on/upon sthg. phr v [T] 1 to lean on; be supported by:
The bridge rests on stone arches. → see also REST 2 (of sight
or the eyes) to be directed on; fall on: His eyes rested on the
empty seat. 3 fml (especially of a proof, argument etc) to
depend on, especially be based on: Your argument rests on a
statement that can't be proved. | We've tried everything; now it
all rests on him. 4 rest on one's laurels derog to be satisfied
with what one has done already, and therefore not do any
more
rest with sbdy. phr v [T no pass.] fml to be the responsibility
of: The decision rests with you. | The fate of these prisoners
rests with the judge.
rest³ n [the S+sing./pl. v] 1 what is left; the ones that still
remain: We'll eat some of the butter and keep the rest (of it) for
breakfast. | Only ten students attended the class because all the
rest (of them) were off sick. | John's Scottish and the rest of us
are Welsh. 2 for the rest apart from what has already been
mentioned; as for everything else
'rest ,area n especially AmE a place near a road where you can
stop and rest, go to the toilet etc
re-state /ˌriːˈsteɪt/ v [T] to state again or in a different way:
Do I have to restate my objections to this ridiculous plan? |
Seeing his look of confusion, she tried to restate her opinion
more clearly. —ment n [C;U]
res-tau-rant /ˈrestərɒnt||-rɑːnt, -rɑːnt/ n a place where
meals are prepared, sold, and eaten
'restaurant car n a DINING CAR
res-tau-ra-teur /ˌrestərɒˈtɜːr/ also rest-au-ran-teur
/ˌrestərɒnˈtɜːr||-raɪn-/ especially AmE — n the owner of a
restaurant, especially one who runs it himself or herself
'rest cure n a course of treatment, often for people with