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relievedre‧lieved /rɪˈliːvd/ ●●○ adjective   - "Oh," she said, relieved. "I'm so glad you're back."
- Andrew was relieved to discover that he was not himself under suspicion.
- By the time Lew left, Meier felt greatly relieved.
- I'm so relieved to see you!
- I was relieved that John was there to help me explain.
- Polly was relieved to learn that her mother's illness was not a serious one.
- Sahlin appeared relieved at my news.
- The government will be relieved that a crisis has been averted.
- The hostages simply look relieved to be going home.
- Billy felt the wind rushing into the cab as the lorry trundled through the tunnel and he felt relieved.
- I'd go so far as to say she seemed relieved.
- She imagined he looked almost relieved and she felt the same.
- She started to count how many people, who might not confess it in simple language, were relieved MacQuillan had gone.
- She was relieved but paradoxically slightly annoyed, too.
- She was relieved, later, that they weren't published.
not worried► not worried/concerned also unconcerned formal · Sam had stayed out late before, so we weren't particularly worried when he didn't return.· Brian didn't seem at all concerned when the car broke down.not worried/concerned about · He insists that he is not worried about the poor showing his party made in the recent local elections. · For once, Karen seemed unconcerned about the possibility of being late for class. not in the least bit worried etc (=not at all worried) · Even after losing her job, she doesn't seem in the least bit worried. ► relieved feeling relaxed again because you do not need to worry about something that you worried about before: · "Oh," she said, relieved. "I'm so glad you're back."seem/feel/look/appear relieved: · The hostages simply look relieved to be going home.relieved that: · I was relieved that John was there to help me explain.· The government will be relieved that a crisis has been averted.relieved at: · Sahlin appeared relieved at my news.relieved to know/hear/find/learn etc something: · I'm so relieved to see you!· Polly was relieved to learn that her mother's illness was not a serious one.· Andrew was relieved to discover that he was not himself under suspicion. ► be a weight off somebody's mind spoken if something is a weight off your mind you do not have to worry any more because something has happened to make you feel happier about it: be a great/big/enormous weight off somebody's mind: · No doubt the news will be a huge weight off his mind.take a weight off somebody's mind: · Now that Peter has passed all his exams, it's taken a great weight off my mind. ► relief the pleasant feeling you have when you no longer have to worry about something: · A white envelope lay on the mat. Holmes felt considerable relief.a feeling/sense of relief: · Edwards commented that the convictions give him a feeling of relief that he hopes the victim shares.with relief: · To her own surprise, she began sobbing with relief.to somebody's relief (=making them feel relieved): · To Greg's relief, nobody asked to check his ticket.· The rains came this weekend, much to the relief of tomato growers in Florida. breathe/heave a sigh of relief (=show by your behaviour that you are no longer worried about something): · You could hear the students breathing a collective sigh of relief when the final bell rang.it is a relief to know/hear/see/find etc: · It was such a relief to see Liz looking healthy again.· Mary says it's a relief to have someone to talk to at last.come as a relief: · The decision, announced on Thursday, came as a huge relief to the factory's 300 workers. ► not lose sleep over to not be worried by a problem because you do not think it is important enough: · I tried my best, and I certainly won't be losing any sleep over the result.· It's not that serious. I wouldn't lose sleep over it if I were you. ► have no qualms if you have no qualms about something, you are not worried about it, especially because you are sure it is the right thing to do: have no qualms about: · One protestor said he would have no qualms about bombing the clinic.· He was a man who had no qualms about preaching one thing and practising another in his private life. ► carefree cheerful and not worried about anything, because you do not have any real problems or responsibilities in your life: · I felt carefree for the first time in my life.· They both laughed, feeling like two carefree schoolgirls. ► without a care in the world/not have a care in the world if someone is without a care in the world , they are not worried about anything at all and are happy: · I was just sixteen, young, confident and without a care in the world.· He puffed away on his pipe as if he didn't have a care in the world. ► laugh off to laugh and refuse to worry or be serious about a problem, when someone is trying to talk to you about it: laugh off something: · Venables laughed off suggestions that he will be asked to retire.· She took praise with delight, and laughed off any criticisms with good humour.laugh it off: · She was genuinely angry, but Luke just tried to laugh it off. adverbs► greatly/hugely relieved· I was greatly relieved when he agreed. ► extremely/immensely relieved· We're all immensely relieved that the ordeal is over. ► mightily relieved (=greatly relieved)· He was mightily relieved when they won. ► obviously/clearly/visibly relieved· She was obviously relieved to have escaped. ► somewhat/rather relieved (=fairly relieved – often used when someone is actually very relieved)· I was somewhat relieved to hear the wine was £20, not £200 a bottle. verbs► feel relieved· She was tired, and felt relieved when they all decided to go. ► sound/look relieved· Jen looked relieved to see me. ► be relieved of your command formal (=lose your military position because you have done something wrong)· The General was relieved of his command due to misconduct. feeling happy because you are no longer worried about something → reliefgreatly/immensely/extremely etc relieved She looked immensely relieved when she heard the news.relieved to see/hear/know something His mother was relieved to see him happy again.relieved (that) I felt relieved that Ben would be there. A relieved smile spread over his face.COLLOCATIONSadverbsgreatly/hugely relieved· I was greatly relieved when he agreed.extremely/immensely relieved· We're all immensely relieved that the ordeal is over.mightily relieved (=greatly relieved)· He was mightily relieved when they won.obviously/clearly/visibly relieved· She was obviously relieved to have escaped.somewhat/rather relieved (=fairly relieved – often used when someone is actually very relieved)· I was somewhat relieved to hear the wine was £20, not £200 a bottle.verbsfeel relieved· She was tired, and felt relieved when they all decided to go.sound/look relieved· Jen looked relieved to see me. |