relieved
Meaning
Synonyms
feel at ease
Translations
relevado
erleichtert
soulagéFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈliːvd/
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relieve
- (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
- (transitive) To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
- (transitive) To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
- (transitive) To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
- (obsolete) To lift up; to raise again.
- (archaic) To raise (someone) out of danger or from (a specified difficulty etc.).
- To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
- (transitive) To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on.
- To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
- To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
- (archaic) To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief.
- (euphemistic, reflexive) To urinate or defecate.
- (euphemistic, reflexive) To ease one's own desire to orgasm, often through masturbation to orgasm.
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