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came to rest

came to rest is the simple past of come to rest.

Meaning of come to rest

Verb

come to rest (third-person singular simple present comes to rest, present participle coming to rest, simple past came to rest, past participle come to rest)

  1. To stop moving.
    • They were all doomed to be disappointed, however, for the errant engine decided at Stanley junction to spend the remainder of its crowded hour of freedom on the Aberdeen line, and finally came to rest, short of breath, in the dip between Ballathie and Cargill, near the bridge over the Tay.1941 October, “Notes and News: A Highland Runaway”, in Railway Magazine, page 469

Questions about came to rest

What is came to rest the simple past of?
Came to rest is the simple past of come to rest.

Words near came to rest in the dictionary

  1. came to one's senses
  2. came to oneself
  3. came to order
  4. came to pass
  5. came to power
  6. came to rest
  7. came to someone's aid
  8. came to someone's rescue
  9. came to terms
  10. came to terms with
  11. came to time

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