单词 | to set at rest |
释义 | > as lemmasto set at rest a. to set at rest: to satisfy, assure; to settle, decide finally. Frequently to set (a person's) mind (also †heart) at rest. Cf. at rest at Phrases 5.In quot. a1413: to set (one's heart) on a person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > be calm [phrase] > compose or make calm to set at resta1413 to come to one's senses (or oneself)c1450 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > judge, determine [verb (transitive)] > conclude resolvec1565 conclude1586 pitch1610 reduce1616 to set at rest1826 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] > make firm, establish i-fastc950 tailc1315 terminea1325 foundc1394 stablish1447 terminate?a1475 tailyec1480 to lay down1493 ascertain1494 bishop1596 salve1596 pitch1610 assign1664 determinate1672 settle1733 to set at rest1826 definitize1876 cinch1900 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 760 I myn herte sette at reste Vpon þis knyght. a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) l. 1587 (MED) Forto sette ȝoure hertes mor at reste My purpoos is. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 715/2 Set your herte at rest. 1562 E. Lewicke tr. G. Boccaccio Titus & Gisippus sig. A.iii It is expedient,..to content Your selfe: and set your hart at rest. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 121 Set your heart at rest. The Faiery Land buies not the childe of mee. View more context for this quotation a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) iv. ii. 199 I see no cause we have to feare; set your minde therefore at rest. 1727 J. Mitchell Judgm. Hercules 27 O'ercome your Passions, set your Mind at Rest. 1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague IV. ccvii. 132 I have this moment a letter from Temple which has set my heart at rest. 1826 R. Southey Vindiciæ Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ 286 It might have been thought that the question..had been set at rest. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! viii But set your mind at rest. I know no more of that lady's mind than you do. 1884 Manch. Examiner 21 May 4/7 The enormous majority..should set that question at rest. 1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert xvi. 188 His fears were set at rest by the receipt of the lawyer's missive. 1924 Musical Q. 10 151 Only actual exhumation could set at rest the disconcerting rumours that..a corpse has revolved in its grave. 1990 A. L. Kennedy Night Geometry & Garscadden Trains 5 I wanted to see..what would happen to us. Just to set my mind at rest. < as lemmas |
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