release

CEFRB1

/ɹəˈliːs/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To let someone or something go free.

  2. 02

    noun

    The act of making something available or letting it go.

Examples

  • Cleanse me! Release me! Set me free!

  • John Tel is expected to delay the release of its chip set until August.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiˈliːs/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

  2. The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

More examples

In context

  • The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages.

  • The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.

  • They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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After their treatment, the zookeepers decided to blank the healthy animals back into the wild.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).