adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJ to-inf/that]
If you are relieved, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
We are all relieved to be back home.
I am very relieved that it is over.
He was relieved at the result.
Synonyms: glad, happy, pleased, comforted More Synonyms of relieved
relieved in British English
(rɪˈliːvd)
adjective
1. (postpositive; often foll by at, about, etc)
experiencing relief, esp from worry or anxiety
2. mechanical engineering
having part of the surface cut away to avoid friction or wear
relieved in Mechanical Engineering
(rɪlivd)
adjective
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
A relieved component has part of its surface cut away to avoid friction or wear.
The rear part of the stock is relieved so that the bolt will not hit it during functioning.
Broad pieces of wood are frequently given a relieved back, a hidden groove or grooves that reduce the effective thickness of the pieceand thus the tendency of the piece to cup.
A relieved component has part of its surface cut away to avoid friction or wear.
Examples of 'relieved' in a sentence
relieved
I suppose I should have felt relieved I wasn't actually a suspect.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
Bagado looked like the relieved accomplice who hadn't been snitched on.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Wood panelling covered the walls, relieved only by heavy oils of rural landscapes.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
In other languages
relieved
British English: relieved /rɪˈliːvd/ ADJECTIVE
If you are relieved, you feel glad because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
We are relieved to be back home.
American English: relieved
Arabic: مُرْتاح
Brazilian Portuguese: aliviado
Chinese: 放心的
Croatian: koji osjeća olakšanje
Czech: klidný uvolněný
Danish: lettet
Dutch: opgelucht
European Spanish: aliviado
Finnish: helpottunut
French: soulagé
German: erleichtert
Greek: ανακουφισμένος
Italian: alleviato
Japanese: 安心した
Korean: 마음이 놓이는
Norwegian: lettet
Polish: z ulgą
European Portuguese: aliviado
Romanian: ușurat
Russian: облегченный
Latin American Spanish: aliviado
Swedish: lättad
Thai: ที่ผ่อนคลาย
Turkish: rahatlamış
Ukrainian: що відчув полегкість
Vietnamese: bớt căng thẳng
Chinese translation of 'relieved'
relieved
(rɪˈliːvd)
adj
宽(寬)慰的 (kuānwèi de)
to be relieved that ... 对(對) ... 感到放心 (duì ... gǎndào fàngxīn)