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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•lieved /rɪˈlivd/USA pronunciation adj. - having received a feeling of relief;
glad: [be + ~ + to + verb]We were relieved to hear the news.[be + ~ + that clause]We were relieved that we would be going home in just a few days.
See -lev-.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: relieved /rɪˈliːvd/ adj - (postpositive; often followed by at, about, etc) experiencing relief, esp from worry or anxiety
re•lieve /rɪˈliv/USA pronunciation v., -lieved, -liev•ing. - to ease, lessen, or make less unpleasant:[~ + object]Aspirin may relieve the pain.
- to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc.:[~ + object]We were relieved by the good news.
- to reduce (a pressure, load, weight, etc., on a device or object under stress):[~ + object]This device relieves the pressure on the wheels.
- to make less boring or monotonous by adding something different:[~ + object]Curtains relieved the drabness of the room.
- to release or remove (a person on duty) by coming as or providing a substitute or replacement: [~ + object]The manager relieved his best pitcher.[~ + object + of + object]The first officer relieved the captain of his duty at the helm.
- Informal Termsto take from;
rob:[~ + object + of + object]The thief relieved me of my wallet.
Idioms- Idioms relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
See -lev-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•lieve (ri lēv′),USA pronunciation v., -lieved, -liev•ing. v.t. - to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc.
- to free from need, poverty, etc.
- to bring effective aid to (a besieged town, military position, etc.).
- to ease (a person) of any burden, wrong, or oppression, as by legal means.
- to reduce (a pressure, load, weight, etc., on a device or object under stress):to relieve the steam pressure; to relieve the stress on the supporting walls.
- to make less tedious, unpleasant, or monotonous; break or vary the sameness of:curtains to relieve the drabness of the room.
- to bring into relief or prominence;
heighten the effect of. - to release (one on duty) by coming as or providing a substitute or replacement.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringto free (a closed space, as a tank, boiler, etc.) of more than a desirable pressure or vacuum.
- Mechanical Engineeringto reduce (the pressure or vacuum in such a space) to a desirable level.
- Sport[Baseball.]to replace (a pitcher).
v.i. - Sport[Baseball.]to act as a relief pitcher:He relieved in 52 games for the Pirates last season.
- to relieve oneself, to urinate or defecate.
- Latin relevāre to reduce the load of, lighten, equivalent. to re- re- + levāre to raise, derivative of levis light in weight
- Middle French relever to raise
- Middle English releven 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mitigate, assuage, allay, lighten, lessen, abate, diminish. See comfort.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged -4. aid, help, assist.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged support, sustain.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged succor.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intensify.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: relieve /rɪˈliːv/ vb (transitive)- to bring alleviation of (pain, distress, etc) to (someone)
- to bring aid or assistance to (someone in need, a disaster area, etc)
- to take over the duties or watch of (someone)
- to bring aid or a relieving force to (a besieged town, city, etc)
- to free (someone) from an obligation
- to make (something) less unpleasant, arduous, or monotonous
- to bring into relief or prominence, as by contrast
- (followed by of) informal to take from: the thief relieved him of his watch
- relieve oneself ⇒ to urinate or defecate
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French relever, from Latin relevāre to lift up, relieve, from re- + levāre to lightenreˈlievable adj |