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rest assured

rest assured verb: be sure; not need to worry; trust.

Verb

rest assured (third-person singular simple present rests assured, present participle resting assured, simple past and past participle rested assured)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Be sure; not need to worry; trust.
    • You may rest assured that our best efforts will be put forth to give you complete satisfaction.
    • Rest assured, this will not last.
      Take a turn for the worse.
      Your hate, clipped and distant.
      Your luck, [a] two-headed cow.1983 April 12, “Pilgrimage”, in Murmur, performed by R.E.M.

Forms of rest assured

third-person singular presentrests assured
present participleresting assured
past participlerested assured
pastrested assured

Questions about rest assured

What does rest assured mean?
Rest assured means be sure; not need to worry; trust.
What part of speech is rest assured?
Rest assured is a verb.
What is the past tense of rest assured?
The past tense of rest assured is rested assured.

Words near rest assured in the dictionary

  1. rest and residue
  2. rest and service area
  3. rest and vest
  4. rest area
  5. rest areas
  6. rest assured
  7. rest centre
  8. rest centres
  9. rest day
  10. rest days
  11. rest easy

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