rested

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of rest.

   She rested her elbows on the windowsill and gazed out at the rain.

   The travelers rested briefly at the inn before continuing north.

   Note

   One spelling does double duty for past tense and participle, and it follows rest into both of its grammars. Used intransitively it needs no object (the travelers rested at the inn). Used transitively it takes one (she rested her elbows on the sill), and only that use can turn passive. With on, it shifts toward reliance: the case rested on one witness. Perfect forms take have: they had rested.

2. 2
   adjective

   Refreshed and recovered to full energy after a period of sleep or relaxation.

   Like a field left fallow for a season, ready to yield a strong crop again.

   She came back from vacation looking rested and eager to start the project.

   A rested mind tackles complicated problems far more easily than a tired one.

   Similarrejuvenated, invigorated, energized

   Oppositetired, exhausted, weary, fatigued

   Note

   Most often it travels with well: a well-rested team, feeling well rested after a long weekend. Before a noun the pair is usually hyphenated. After a verb such as feel or look, it stays open. Because it names a state rather than an action, it grades like any adjective (more rested, most rested). That sets it apart from the verb form it shares a spelling with.

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