restless

«restless» in Mova's school dictionary: unable to keep still or relax, because you are bored… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (restless, more restless)

meaning for a pupil

1) Restless means unable to keep still or relax, because you are bored, worried or full of energy. tree →

2) A restless night is a night with little or bad sleep. tree →

3) Restless can describe things that keep moving: «the restless sea». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories children get restless on long car trips or in long assemblies; animals get restless before a storm. In health lessons, restless sleep can be a sign of worry or illness. Phrases: «feel restless», «a restless night», «get restless».

examples

• The children got restless on the long car journey. tree →
• I had a restless night because of the thunder. tree →
• The horses were restless before the storm. tree →
• After an hour of sitting, the class grew restless. tree →
• She felt restless and went for a run. tree →
• The restless waves crashed on the rocks. tree →
• And one morning he got so restless that even his friends noticed it. tree →

note

«Rest» + «-less» = without rest. Noun: «restlessness»; adverb: «restlessly». Opposite: «calm», «relaxed», «settled».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «restless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.