ease1 nounease2 verb
easeease1 /iːz/ ●●○ W3 noun [uncountable] 
WORD ORIGINease1
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French aise ‘comfort’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I'm amazed at the sense of ease he has with children.
- I was surprised by the ease with which I had gotten reservations.
- Already Morales talks of being tired, and he appears ill at ease with the insistent pace of campaigning.
- Because of the ease of manufacture, an increasing number of so-called Cassegrain reflectors are being made to the Dall-Kirkham design.
- But, as of old, his smooth face fairly shone with affable ease.
- C., where she lived a life of relative ease and privilege.
- Just like that, with the ease and assurance of a thing that was not only commonplace hut also predestined.
- The ideal tech is good at computers and at ease with people, a combination which can be difficult to find.
- They offer the advantages of cheapness, ease of operation and simple maintenance, and are ideal for routine petrographic purposes.
- We stripped a combination of primer and varnish from a plywood screen with comparative ease.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYphrases
He won the race with consummate ease (=very easily). There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village. He faced the television cameras with practised ease.
(=very easily)· The car handles these mountain roads with great ease.
(=seeming easy, although this may not be the case)· I was amazed by the apparent ease with which she got through the security system.
(=seeming easy, especially considering how difficult something is)· Most modern laptops can store large amounts of data with comparative ease.
formal (=in a way that shows great skill and so makes something difficult look very easy)· It was a beautiful goal, scored with consummate ease.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Smaller classes would ease the burden for teachers.
He won the race with consummate ease (=very easily). (=help someone stop being afraid)· Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.
(=when someone or something can move easily)· Cyclists wear tight fitting shorts for ease of movement.
There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village. (also alleviate pain formal) (=make it less severe)· Exercise can help to relieve lower back pain.
He faced the television cameras with practised ease. (=it starts to rain less)· The rain should ease off in a minute.
(=make them less strict)· There are restrictions on travel to Cuba by American citizens.
(=make them less strict)· The last administration decided to ease sanctions against Cuba.
(=make it less serious)· Building more houses will ease the shortage of accommodation.
(=make it less)· You can do much to ease the strain of the situation for her.
· Breathing deeply helps to clear my mind and reduce tension.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· One such was David Gentleman who was impressed by the apparent ease with which the drawings had been produced.· Pearce pauses for reflection when asked to define the qualities which took him to the top with such apparent ease.· But apparent ease of transition has been achieved only with much thought and sensitivity.· Rohmer seized his wrist and with apparent ease, twisted.· Susan Allen's sister quite rightly asked why she was allowed to draw her gun from the armoury with such apparent ease.
· We stripped a combination of primer and varnish from a plywood screen with comparative ease.· Her life, comparative ease from the cradle up; she had to thank her father.· Gooch was 57, Stewart 38, and the new-ball attack had been weathered with comparative ease.· He is following a correspondence course in gardening for adults with comparative ease.
· They led a well-orchestrated attack and found their target with consummate ease.· Illustrations produced by any package can be transferred with consummate ease to another.· The mind does extraordinary things exaggerating or minimising with consummate ease.· Levinson demonstrates consummate ease with this material.
· Rotational needs - the venue may change when meetings are held regularly to allow delegates equal ease of access 5.· She snapped out careless retorts and soared in brief Puccinian reminiscences with equal ease.· Leopards can run, jump, climb trees and swim with equal ease.· By undulating this, it drives itself forwards - or, with equal ease, backwards.
· This means you can change its layout in many different ways with great ease.· It is unlikely that we shall escape these rituals with any greater ease today than when those words were written.· She had on several occasions fobbed off my clumsy advances with great ease and much friendliness.· Room to carry the essentials and luxuries with the greatest of ease.· A few days later the few uneven patches were shaped up with a second mowing, with the greatest of ease.· And all apparently with the greatest of ease.· To those bred in greater ease, I suppose this is one of his less attractive sides.· I thought, as we climbed through the air with the greatest of ease.
· And all of this is inevitable, for Utopians are ill at ease at the sharp end of politics.· He is extremely ill at ease.· Nevertheless, their formality sits ill at ease with Esau's spontaneous show of love.· They looked ill at ease in the same camera frame.· A thin, nervous child, with drab mid-brown hair and pointed features, she was ill at ease.· The thought of confinement can make me ill at ease.· He pressed the button controlling the trolley and moved forward again, feeling ill at ease and claustrophobic.· If people are already ill at ease in unfamiliar surroundings the order of service becomes another pressure.
· It provides the breadth and depth of financial resources required to enable banks to adjust their liquidity positions with relative ease.· Do you really want to give up the relative ease of having a whole accounting department at your beck and call?· We are able to explain and understand completely new ideas with relative ease.· Why not just stick with egg rolls and pot stickers, which most kitchens can handle with relative ease?· It includes assets which could be converted with relative ease and without capital loss into spending on goods and services.· Such schemes as this will offer the possibility for speed with flexibility and relative ease of use.· Whilst most user groups can be identified with relative ease, the various types of material or service often resist clear definition.· C., where she lived a life of relative ease and privilege.
VERB· He had almost made her feel at ease, but her embarrassment was not something she could laugh about.· Then as now, judges felt more at ease burning some poor wretch if they had a confession in hand.· I feel at ease within myself and I am at peace.· Perhaps they feel more at ease helping their children with their homework.· He pressed the button controlling the trolley and moved forward again, feeling ill at ease and claustrophobic.· Players feel at ease around their new coach.· She felt remarkably at ease with this man who only three nights before had been a total stranger.· Such furnishings, they think, provide status for users of the systems and make them feel more at ease.
· A vet, may be able to suggest some treatment to help ease tight muscles causing the pain.· And they put young people in touch with adult role models who can help ease the shift into adulthood.· It recently launched a program to cull the academic community for new technologies that will help ease the gridlock.
· The system will use intelligent retrieval technologies to increase the speed, ease and accuracy of answering customer support calls.· The first is to increase the ease and reduce the cost of performing previously expensive, time-consuming tasks.· Delaney pushed him back, slowly at first, then with increasing ease, carrying on as he rolled over the top.
· Fred Bradley stayed very much in the background and his soft, kind eyes helped to put her at ease.· Well, let me put your mind at ease, Winston.· Female speaker I was worried because I looked small, but it put me at ease knowing everything was all right inside.· Could never talk to women, never had the knack for putting them at ease.· I was very shy but his mischievous grin put me at my ease and we strolled along behind Sally and her beau.· But Cose put my mind at ease in his introduction.· Speech can actually improve if stammerers can be put at ease.· The surroundings put him at ease.
· Prost seemed utterly at ease with the pressure being put on him.· Only the charming little stewardess seemed completely at ease in his presence.· His birthday it might be, but the Grand Duke seemed ill at ease as he received them in the morning room.· While many in the Society seemed at ease with the practice, he had to speak up.· Michael Portillo seemed ill at ease, and his voice squeaked and cracked like a choirboy.· Everyone seemed quite at ease as they remained standing and casting large shadows on Lois and her group.· Only the boy seemed now quite at ease.· He didn't seem at ease.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Rachel has always lived a life of ease.
- And they looked happy and at ease as they moved inside to the enormous champagne reception Mel had arranged.
- Ashkenazy at ease in land of his birth.
- Blanche enjoyed social drinking with her officers but Dexter sometimes noticed she was ill at ease.
- But Cose put my mind at ease in his introduction.
- Fred Bradley stayed very much in the background and his soft, kind eyes helped to put her at ease.
- He was equally at ease on the telephone.
- I was never perfectly at ease.
- Our workmen do work hard, but we live at ease.
- Randy learns new languages with ease.
- And they looked happy and at ease as they moved inside to the enormous champagne reception Mel had arranged.
- Ashkenazy at ease in land of his birth.
- Blanche enjoyed social drinking with her officers but Dexter sometimes noticed she was ill at ease.
- But Cose put my mind at ease in his introduction.
- Fred Bradley stayed very much in the background and his soft, kind eyes helped to put her at ease.
- He was equally at ease on the telephone.
- I was never perfectly at ease.
- Our workmen do work hard, but we live at ease.
- Dave always looks ill at ease in a suit.
- Rehnquist sometimes can appear ill at ease in public.
- And all of this is inevitable, for Utopians are ill at ease at the sharp end of politics.
- By the way, most women are very ill at ease when you call them out from the jury pool.
- He is extremely ill at ease.
- He looked about him, for once strangely ill at ease, disconcerted to learn that she had ridden off ahead of him.
- If people are already ill at ease in unfamiliar surroundings the order of service becomes another pressure.
- Nevertheless, their formality sits ill at ease with Esau's spontaneous show of love.
- The thought of confinement can make me ill at ease.
- They looked ill at ease in the same camera frame.
- Choose the push-fit kind for ease of use. 4.
- Layout clear for ease of use.
- New methods must be carefully evaluated according to the criteria of cost and ease of application.
- The old trade-off between ease of use and security must therefore be addressed.
- This was rejected on grounds of ease of use and familiarity with the 100 percent marking scale.
- When selecting any kind of baby product, the essential requirements to consider are comfort, safety and ease of use.
- And all of this is inevitable, for Utopians are ill at ease at the sharp end of politics.
- By the way, most women are very ill at ease when you call them out from the jury pool.
- He is extremely ill at ease.
- He looked about him, for once strangely ill at ease, disconcerted to learn that she had ridden off ahead of him.
- If people are already ill at ease in unfamiliar surroundings the order of service becomes another pressure.
- Nevertheless, their formality sits ill at ease with Esau's spontaneous show of love.
- The thought of confinement can make me ill at ease.
- They looked ill at ease in the same camera frame.
WORD FAMILYnouneaseuneaseeasinessuneasinessadverbeasilyuneasilyeasyadjectiveeasyuneasyverbease
1with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it SYN easily: They won with ease. The security codes could be broken with relative ease. I was impressed by the ease with which the information could be retrieved.2at ease feeling relaxed, especially in a situation in which people might feel a little nervousease with She felt completely at ease with Bernard.put/set somebody at (their) ease (=make someone feel relaxed) She had an ability to put people at their ease.3ill at ease not relaxed: You always look ill at ease in a suit.4ease of application/use etc written how easy something is to use etc, or the quality of being easy to use etc: It emphasizes the software’s convenience and ease of use.for ease of something The bowl is removable for ease of cleaning.5the ability to feel relaxed or behave in a natural relaxed way: He had a natural ease which made him very popular.6a life of ease a comfortable life, without problems or worries7(stand) at ease used to tell soldiers to stand in a relaxed way with their feet apartCOLLOCATIONSphraseswith great/considerable ease (=very easily)· The car handles these mountain roads with great ease.with apparent ease (=seeming easy, although this may not be the case)· I was amazed by the apparent ease with which she got through the security system.with comparative/relative ease (=seeming easy, especially considering how difficult something is)· Most modern laptops can store large amounts of data with comparative ease.with consummate ease formal (=in a way that shows great skill and so makes something difficult look very easy)· It was a beautiful goal, scored with consummate ease.ease1 nounease2 verb
easeease2 ●○○ verb VERB TABLE
ease
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | ease |
| he, she, it | eases | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | eased |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have eased |
| he, she, it | has eased | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had eased |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ease |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have eased |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am easing |
| he, she, it | is easing | |
| you, we, they | are easing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was easing |
| you, we, they | were easing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been easing |
| he, she, it | has been easing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been easing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be easing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been easing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Congress may ease import restrictions on grain.
- Rod rubbed his jaw to ease the pain a little.
- Tensions in the region have eased slightly.
- The arrival of the others eased her embarrassment slightly.
- The help of UN experts eased the transition to independence.
- We need to get rid of Africa's long-term debt burden, and ease trade and commerce.
- A faint smile eased her heavy mouth.
- Cresson warned, however, that partial privatizations should not be used to ease the government's financial problems.
- I was trying to ease the wagon down a short slope when it broke loose and almost broke my leg.
- She eased herself slowly from the bed.
- The overtime and opportunities for easing which court duty affords is often not compensation enough for the stress it involves.
- This led to a discussion of timetabling and the constraints imposed by group sizes, and how these constraints might be eased.
- To ease non-marital breakups:-Remind yourself why you moved in in the first place.
- Whose own sorrows I would gladly try to ease.
THESAURUS
to make someone who has an illness completely well again or to stop a disease making someone ill – used especially about drugs or other treatments: · Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.
to cure someone – used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better: · He claimed that he could heal the sick.· This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.
to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious: · The pills did make me feel better.
(also alleviate formal) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings: · Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms.· I can give you something to alleviate the pain.
to reduce prices, numbers, or amounts to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller: · The price was reduced by 50%.· We need to reduce the amount of salt in our diet.
to reduce something, especially by a large amount – used about prices, costs, jobs, or the time needed to do something: · Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs.· The journey time will be cut to under 2 hours.· Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150.
to reduce the level, limit, or amount of something. Lower sounds rather formal: · The voting age was lowered to 18.· The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%.· After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees.
to reduce something such as prices or costs, or reduce the level of something. Bring something down is less formal than lower: · The government wants to bring down the level of inflation.· The company is trying to bring its costs down.
informal to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements: · Public spending has been slashed over the past two years.· Prices slashed for one week only!
to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something: · The education budget has been cut back again.· I need to cut back on my workload.
to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs – used about a company or organization: · The company is planning to downsize its European operations.
to reduce the size or the amount of money that is being spent on something: · The research programme has been scaled down.· The navy is being scaled down.
to make pain or feelings less unpleasant: · The drug is used to relieve pain.· A joke can help to ease the tension.
formal to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious: · You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu.· The new road was supposed to alleviate the congestion problem.
Longman Language Activatorto make something easier for someone to do · The new system will make buying and selling houses much easier.make it easier for somebody to do something · Health authorities want to make it easier for patients to be treated at home.make things/life easier · We've got a new secretary starting tomorrow -- that should make things easier.· It would make life a lot easier if there was a reliable train service.
to make something easier to understand, by removing the parts that cause difficulty or problems: · The whole university admissions procedure has been simplified.
formal to make it easier for a process to happen or for someone to do something: · Both centers are electronically linked to facilitate communication.· Legislation is urgently needed to facilitate police counterterrorist operations.
to make it easier for someone to do something or for something to happen, by dealing with any problem that might prevent it: · Our representatives will be waiting for you to arrive, and ready to help smooth the way.smooth the way for: · It is hoped that the negotiations will smooth the way for an agreement later this year.
to make it easier for a process to happen or move forward, especially by officially changing something that has previously been making it difficult: · The help of UN experts eased the transition to independence.· We need to get rid of Africa's long-term debt burden, and ease trade and commerce.
to make it too easy for someone to do something by giving them too much information and help, so that they do not learn for themselves: · Don't spoonfeed him -- he's got to learn how to do things for himself!· Spoonfeeding students is never a good idea -- they always fail when it comes to exams.
to reduce pain, worry, or unpleasant feelings · They gave him drugs to reduce the pain.· Prompt action can often reduce the severity of shock in road accident victims.· Miriam finds that yoga and meditation help her in reducing stress.greatly/significantly/dramatically reduce · Stopping smoking can significantly reduce your risk of suffering a heart attack.
to slightly reduce pain or bad feelings: · He shifted his position a little, in order to lessen the pain in his leg.· Everyone has their own ideas about the best way to lessen jet lag.· Boys are more likely to smoke to relieve stress than girls are.
to reduce the amount of work or worry that someone has: lighten somebody's load/workload: · Maybe we should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara's workload.
to make pain or feelings less unpleasant: · Peppermint has long been regarded as a plant that can relieve indigestion.· Magnetic board games can help relieve the boredom of long car journeys for kids.· Harry attempted a couple of jokes to relieve the tension of the occasion.
to reduce pain or unpleasant feelings and make someone feel happier or more comfortable: · Rod rubbed his jaw to ease the pain a little.· The arrival of the others eased her embarrassment slightly.
formal to reduce pain, make a problem less serious, or reduce feelings such as being bored or anxious: · You can't cure a common cold, but you can alleviate the symptoms.· Western aid has helped to alleviate the situation in northern India.
to reduce physical pain or emotional problems, especially with the result that you feel nothing at all: · They gave me a local anaesthetic to deaden the pain.· It was impossible not to think about her baby, but the drugs dulled her panic.
to make something such as pain, hunger, or a shock slightly less unpleasant or upsetting: · I took a couple of painkillers, which took the edge off the pain.· Knowing that Peter was close by took the edge off my anxiety for my grandson.
: allay somebody's fears/concern/suspicions etc formal to make someone much less frightened, concerned etc: · The government is anxious to allay public fears over the safety of beef.· Showing her his identity card went some way towards allaying her suspicions.
to become less strict to change your mind and decide to be less strict about something: · Marjorie finally relented and agreed to meet him.· Prison officials relented and allowed Wilson to receive visits from his family.· He begged and begged to be allowed to go to the game, and in the end I relented.
to become less strict and more sympathetic towards someone: · The inspector looked angry but then softened when he saw the boy's frightened expression.· The government seems to have softened its attitude towards single parents.
to change your attitude and become less strict, especially over a long period of time: · She's mellowed a lot since she retired.mellow with age/time: · He hasn't always been so understanding. He's really mellowed with age.
especially spoken to treat someone less strictly than usual, especially because they have special problems or difficulties: · Go easy on her. She's had a very difficult time since her parents died.· I think you should go easy on Jim.
to stop treating someone so strictly, especially because they do not deserve it or because they are affected badly by it: · I've decided we need to ease up on Sally and take the pressure off her for a while.
to treat someone less strictly, especially temporarily after a period of strict treatment: · If you let up on him he'll have a chance to show that he can behave himself.· She never lets up on those poor kids!
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He’ll give you something to ease the pain. This should ease the burden on busy teachers. The agreement will ease the way for other countries to join the EU.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He won the race with consummate ease (=very easily). There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village. He faced the television cameras with practised ease.
He’ll give you something to ease the pain. This should ease the burden on busy teachers. The agreement will ease the way for other countries to join the EU.· Smaller classes would ease the burden for teachers.
He won the race with consummate ease (=very easily). (=help someone stop being afraid)· Frank eased my fears about not being able to speak the local language.
(=when someone or something can move easily)· Cyclists wear tight fitting shorts for ease of movement.
There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village. (also alleviate pain formal) (=make it less severe)· Exercise can help to relieve lower back pain.
He faced the television cameras with practised ease. (=it starts to rain less)· The rain should ease off in a minute.
(=make them less strict)· There are restrictions on travel to Cuba by American citizens.
(=make them less strict)· The last administration decided to ease sanctions against Cuba.
(=make it less serious)· Building more houses will ease the shortage of accommodation.
(=make it less)· You can do much to ease the strain of the situation for her.
· Breathing deeply helps to clear my mind and reduce tension.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· But the stars soon lost their sheen and went out as the first strain of light eased away the darkness.· He trotted in sync across the yard as the swarm eased away.
· He eased back the stick and the nose came up and the jeep slid into his gunsight.· It was time to ease back over to the slow lane, take another off-ramp, let the car cool.· I ease back with the gun so he has room to move.· Glover eased back in his chair and played possum.· Thawed by the meal, we've eased back together.· Profits eased back from £15.1m to £14.7m before taxation in the first half as turnover stagnated at £98.8m.· The fourth stair up creaked as it eased back into place.· But there are more flexible ways of easing back into the job market.
· Then he gently eased her arms down, and with infinite patience began to stroke her nightdress from her body.· She grasped at the barrier between us and gently eased the wire apart.· Hook your right toes or ankle above your left knee and gently ease your left leg back in small slow movements.· She gently eased it off his lap, gave it a few licks and pushed it over to me for first bite.· Using a knife, gently ease the mixture away from the sides of the dish. 7.· Place your hands either side of your leg and gently ease forward.· This will loosen up your left shoulder as you gently ease your left arm further over your head.· Lean to your right side, gently easing the waist into that position.
· The mortaring had eased off a bit.· The climb slowly eases off as you reach the summit plateau.· Niki had a big cushion on the third-place car, eased off and placed second.· Then she eased off her shoes, put her stockinged feet on the fender and began to read.· But if it doesn't ease off, or if it gets worse, you must see your doctor.· Tobacco is a drug and addicts should be given a chance to ease off gradually.· Lorna met me at Kennedy, warned me to ease off.
· His doctor had told him to ease up.· He appeared to ease up in the last 10 meters of the race.· The snow was easing up and last-minute shoppers were everywhere.· But Black is too clever for that and has gone into hiding, waiting for the pressure to ease up.· I'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you.· Also, the culture has eased up on men.· Gently she released the metal bolt, eased up the lower light and clambered through.· When the boss comes along, you sputter and flutter into activity, then ease up once he leaves.
NOUN· I help to ease that burden for him.· They will block further tax cuts, except modest breaks for small businesses to ease the burden of a minimum wage increase.· From time to time, authorities step forward to ease the burden of incomprehension.· The agency apparently also wants to ease its administrative burdens under the contracting ordinance.· Non-domestic rates are also regressive but various measures have sought to ease the burden.· Moreover, there is no doubt that in large classes this practice can ease the burden on the class teacher.· Reserves Perry Carter and Lionel Washington handled the emergency responsibilities with little problem, easing the burden of an undermanned secondary.
· With painful care she eased the car out of its parking place and into the flow of traffic.· Lois eased her car to a stop in front of the Johnsons' place.· Grumbling quietly in a highly satisfactory sort of way, I eased the car into the traffic and headed back towards Colcutt.· He nodded a goodbye, forced a smile, then eased himself into his car and slammed the door.· Larry eased the car to a stop alongside the rail fence.· He eased the car gently up the cobbled ramp, passed beneath the shadowed arch of the gatehouse.· Miguel eased his car forward a little and slipped into a dark spot by a gurgling hydrant.
· Giscard d'Estaing even went to meet Brezhnev in May 1980 to ease the sense of crisis.· Fujitsu sells another 30% to ease its cash crisis.· Sao Paulo state officials admit that more aggressive long-term water conservation may have averted, or at least eased, the crisis.· Recognising the problem, district councillors have come up with a much needed cash injection to ease the crisis.
· I hope that it will ease the difficulties of people who face such a tragic circumstance.· Since the 1987 article, some bureaux have taken action to ease the difficulties of the hearing impaired.· Try this putting idea as it can ease the difficulty of computing distance and direction together once you have addressed the ball.
· Donna gripped her hand briefly to reassure her, but the gesture did little to ease Julie's fear.· But focus groups eased the fear.· How long had it been since she had let anyone come this close, comfort her, try to ease her fears?· By selecting a doctrinal conservative with a record of compassion, the Vatican eased those fears.
· He eases his grip on John's hand.· She gave me a gooey smile and then eased her grip.· He eased his grip, then let go completely.· Deflation, the curse of farmers and wage earners, seemed ready to ease its icy grip.
· Concentrating on the stitching helped to ease her mind, and the hours passed.· I had had to talk about him to some one to ease my mind.· When they thud through the letter-box, £150 will go a long way to ease your mind.
· And within a week of switching to a macrobiotic diet the pains had eased.· Muscular aches and pains can be eased by eucalyptus, camomile, lavender or marjoram.· Once the patient has passed through casualty and becomes a coronary care admission the pain has usually eased significantly.· It certainly sounds as if he might have a peptic ulcer - especially as the pain is eased by milk.
· They meet with men from an agency who promise to accompany them and ease their passage across borders.· Rostov used the moment to search for a formula which would ease his passage through the final introduction.
· There was little Sanson could do to ease the King's plight other than expedite the procedure.· Or he could introduce an exchange rate policy to ease the plight of manufacturing companies.
· The Labour government eased the position by reducing the levy.· I eased into an upright position, ducking back out of sight until I heard him start the car and pull away.· Be ready to ease up to stay in position as the tug starts to climb.· Carrie eased her position in the cushioned chair and stretched again.· Accordingly, in future the limit will rise with increase in the hourly remuneration rates, which should ease the position.· Finally, the front legs can be eased into position, the seat and rails and the whole lot driven home.· Gently ease into this position and repeat with your left leg out to the side.· The situation can be improved by gently easing the edge into position with your hands and steaming the welt.
· After she moved to New York the pressures eased somewhat.· Construction improved and cost pressures are easing, he added.· But Black is too clever for that and has gone into hiding, waiting for the pressure to ease up.· The pressure had been eased, however, when White drove Dharmasena through the covers for the first boundary in 21 overs.
· The growth of labour productivity and commercialization eased some of these problems.· This meant flexible hours and more time at home, which eased the problems of parents.· The slump in profits has limited the scope for corporation tax offsets but economic recovery should help ease the problem.· But there are short- and medium-term measures that can contain and ease the problems.· This will include disk compression, which will ease the space problem on your Compaq portable.· This eases the problem, because a number of circuits exist which give a complete null at one frequency.· The project aims to ease the homelessness problem in the region.· Relocation to an area which presented the right company image together with good facilities for employees could ease the problem.
· The number of deals will grow as the finance ministry eases restrictions on raising capital offshore.· Then, a couple of weeks ago, Congress passed the Telecommunications Reform Act, which eases restrictions on cross-ownership of media.· The directive is designed to ease labour market restrictions and strengthen the single market.· But he supported an amendment that would have eased the restrictions.· The security forces began easing the curfew restrictions on Feb. 5.· This easing of restrictions opened the floodgates for commercial Internet access.· Within five years, 45 states had similarly eased restrictions on divorce, and now all 50 have such laws.· The proposal calls for easing land-use restrictions and establishing a road-financing plan so sparsely used properties can be turned into thriving enterprises.
· It also might ease shortages on the San Diego side of the border.· He had expected to get a $ 100m loan to ease the fuel shortage.· The money wage increases which workers won exceeded those required to generate enough scrapping to ease labour shortage.
· Teachers also received a great deal of support and help from both popular organizations and from communities to ease their situation.· The rain and snow that came Friday and Saturday will do little to ease the situation.
· Ember twisted his head to ease the strain in his neck.· Western teaches a Santa leg lift to ease the strain.· She was pushing his body to the limits of its endurance to divert and ease the strain on his spirit.
· And pumping more weapons into Bosnia is likely to raise tensions, rather than ease them.· After a while the tension eased.
· It may be desirable to spend what could otherwise be dole money on temporarily subsidizing lame ducks to ease the transition.· Person has been active in Farm Wrap, a program that helps ease the transition from agriculture to other careers.· We have provided valuable economic and humanitarian aid to ease the transition to a market economy.· But Golding said she would work with Huntington Beach officials to ease his transition.· As a way to ease that transition, the Department of Defense has agreed to allow it to become a redevelopment area.· It was Schindler who stepped in at that moment to ease the transition to the right.· This meeting was to air grievances and ease our transition into the future.
· When they thud through the letter-box, £150 will go a long way to ease your mind.· It also recommends ways to ease those effects.· It was a great way to be eased into a new genre.· I never suspected them of having spied for long, a feeling which in no way eased my shame.· Grumbling quietly in a highly satisfactory sort of way, I eased the car into the traffic and headed back towards Colcutt.· As a way to ease that transition, the Department of Defense has agreed to allow it to become a redevelopment area.· In other words, it was a way of easing the dilemma of choosing between tax cuts or more public spending.· Visiting the supermarket might have been a transforming moment for Alexei, a way of easing his contempt and shattering his paralysis.
· Shrewsbury eased their worries with a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers Halifax at Gay Meadow.· This would ease worries in the West about supply shortages.
VERB· The security forces began easing the curfew restrictions on Feb. 5.· You crumple the paper and begin daydreaming to ease the frustration.· Then, holding her own breath and moving stealthily on tiptoe, she began to ease her way towards the exit.· In the summer of 1947, he began easing Babe Connelly out as committeeman of the Eleventh Ward.· Growth began to falter and inflation began to ease.· War fears in Washington began to ease.
· Of course, family allowances, tax benefits and preferential housing allocation are all designed to ease the cost of dependent children.· This can be avoided through a training program which is designed to ease people into the technology gradually and with confidence.· The directive is designed to ease labour market restrictions and strengthen the single market.
· I help to ease that burden for him.· In a way it helped ease the guilt.· He walked around in this fashion for a while, it helped to ease his frustrations.· He also wound up mad enough to spend eight years in courtrooms, battling for something else to help ease the pain.· The slump in profits has limited the scope for corporation tax offsets but economic recovery should help ease the problem.· Knowing this should help to ease your pain and anguish.· It helps to ease my pain, even though you aren't hearing me.· The building will help ease the growing pressure on academic accommodation.
· Outside, the rain which had been falling when they entered the building seemed to have eased.· Deflation, the curse of farmers and wage earners, seemed ready to ease its icy grip.· Our amusement at his false assumption seemed to ease the tension between us.· It really does seem to ease their breathing while they sleep.
· Most of us will try anything to ease ourselves of the pain of having been unsatisfactory children.· I wanted to try to ease him for a disappointment to come.· It was a generous gesture to try to ease the tension and relax a fellow professional.· Whose own sorrows I would gladly try to ease.· He tried unsuccessfully to ease the T-shirt over the boy's head.· In the late I960s the city planners of Stuttgart tried to ease downtown traffic by adding a street.· I try to ease the tension for players.· I was trying to ease the wagon down a short slope when it broke loose and almost broke my leg.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► ease off on somebody► ease somebody ↔ outPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- He eases his grip on John's hand.
- She gave me a gooey smile and then eased her grip.
- Knowing that he's getting good medical care does ease my mind.
- And all of this is inevitable, for Utopians are ill at ease at the sharp end of politics.
- By the way, most women are very ill at ease when you call them out from the jury pool.
- He is extremely ill at ease.
- He looked about him, for once strangely ill at ease, disconcerted to learn that she had ridden off ahead of him.
- If people are already ill at ease in unfamiliar surroundings the order of service becomes another pressure.
- Nevertheless, their formality sits ill at ease with Esau's spontaneous show of love.
- The thought of confinement can make me ill at ease.
- They looked ill at ease in the same camera frame.
WORD FAMILYnouneaseuneaseeasinessuneasinessadverbeasilyuneasilyeasyadjectiveeasyuneasyverbease
1improve [intransitive, transitive] if something unpleasant eases, or if you ease it, it gradually improves or becomes lessease the pain/stress/tension He’ll give you something to ease the pain.ease the pressure/burden This should ease the burden on busy teachers. measures to ease congestion in the city Her breathing had eased.2make easier [transitive] to make a process happen more easily SYN smooth: The agreement will ease the way for other countries to join the EU.3move [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move yourself or something slowly and carefully into another place or position: She eased her shoes off.ease yourself into/through etc something He eased himself into a chair.ease your way past/through etc something He eased his way through the crowd. Jean eased back on the pillows and relaxed.4ease your grip to hold something less tightly5ease somebody’s mind to make someone feel less worried about something: It would ease my mind to know you had arrived safely.ease (somebody) into something phrasal verb if you ease yourself or someone else into a new job etc, you start doing it gradually or help them to start: After the baby, she eased herself back into work.ease off phrasal verb1if something, especially something that you do not like, eases off, it improves or gets less SYN ease up: The rain had eased off a bit. Why don’t you wait until the traffic eases off a little?2ease off on somebody to stop being unpleasant to someone or asking so much from themease out phrasal verb1if a vehicle eases out, it slowly moves forward into the traffic2 ease somebody ↔ out to make someone leave a job, a position of authority etc, in a way that makes it seem as if they have chosen to leaveease up phrasal verb1to work less hard or do something with less energy than before: Just relax and ease up a little.2to start doing something lessease up on You should ease up on the whisky.3to improve or get less SYN ease off: The snow was easing up.