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rests in peace

rests in peace is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rest in peace.

Meaning of rest in peace

Verb

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

  1. (euphemistic) To have passed away, or to have died.
    • In his latter years he sought an asylum with his relatives, the O'Conors, of Belanagar, and it was probably there that he rested in peace, in 1735.1882, Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, The Dublin Review, volume 90, page 156

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What is rests in peace the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rests in peace is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rest in peace.

Words near rests in peace in the dictionary

  1. restrung
  2. rests
  3. rests and vests
  4. rests assured
  5. rests easy
  6. rests in peace
  7. rests of advantage
  8. rests on
  9. rests on one's laurels
  10. rests one's case
  11. rests one's soul

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