"rest on" meaning in English

See rest on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rests on [present, singular, third-person], resting on [participle, present], rested on [participle, past], rested on [past], rest upon [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rest on (third-person singular simple present rests on, present participle resting on, simple past and past participle rested on)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rest, on.
    Sense id: en-rest_on-en-verb-JMS8b~0B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. To depend on.
    Sense id: en-rest_on-en-verb-eDzY6N7V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

Inflected forms

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      "form": "rested on",
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    },
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      "form": "rested on",
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      "form": "rest upon",
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    {
      "form": "resting on",
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    },
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      "form": "rested on",
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