rest on

To be placed on something that supports it, or to place something there.

• Rest your head on this pillow.
• Her elbows rested on the desk.
• The heavy board rests on two stone blocks.

How to use it: rest on something (Her head rested on my shoulder.); rest something on something (He rested his hands on the table.)

Similar words: lie on, sit on

Common phrases: rest on something, rest on pillows

To depend on a particular fact, condition, or person for support or success.

• Our success rests on your support.
• His argument rested on a false assumption.
• Does the decision rest on reliable evidence?

How to use it: rest on something (The whole case rests on one witness’s account.)

Similar words: depend on, rely on, be based on

Common phrases: rest on evidence, rest on something