Release - English meaning

verb

Declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.

Usage examples:

The pardon absolved them of any crimes

verb

(especially in religion or law) to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something

Usage examples:

The report absolved her from/of all blame for the accident., the priest absolved him (of all his si…

verb

Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.

Usage examples:

She was acquitted on all counts

verb

To decide officially in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

She was acquitted., the jury acquitted him., she acquitted herself well, finishing second.

verb

To decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

Acquit someone of something she was acquitted of all the charges against her., acquit someone on so…

noun

The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.

Usage examples:

The surface tension of water is increased, and even the density of air surrounding the earth ebbs a…

verb

Express (an opinion or grievance) publicly.

Usage examples:

A meeting in which long-standing grievances were aired

noun

The mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe

Usage examples:

Fresh air i went outside to get some fresh air., you should put some air in your tyres - they look …

verb

Make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Usage examples:

The president's office announced that the siege would be lifted

verb

To make something known or tell people about something officially

Usage examples:

They announced the death of their mother in the local paper., she announced the winner of the compe…

verb

To show that something is going to happen

Usage examples:

The first few leaves in the gutter announced the beginning of autumn.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

verb

Transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television.

Usage examples:

The announcement was broadcast live

noun

A radio or television programme or transmission.

Usage examples:

The queen's annual christmas tv broadcast

adjective

Relating to radio or television programmes.

Usage examples:

A broadcast journalist

verb

Move continuously or freely through a closed system or area.

Usage examples:

Antibodies circulate in the bloodstream

verb

To go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something

Usage examples:

Hot water circulates through the heating system., i've circulated a good luck card for everyone to …

verb

To move around at a party, etc., talking to different people

Usage examples:

I try to circulate at a party and not just stay with the friends i came with.

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

verb

Share or exchange information, news, or ideas.

Usage examples:

The prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family

verb

Transfer to another

verb

To give messages or information to others through speech, writing, body movements, or signals

Usage examples:

[ t ] she said we should communicate our requests in writing rather than over the telephone., [ i ]…

verb

Say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.

Usage examples:

The prime minister declared that the programme of austerity had paid off

verb

To announce or express something clearly and publicly, esp. officially

Usage examples:

The courts declared the policy unconstitutional., a state of emergency has been declared because of…

verb

To make a public or official statement about something

Usage examples:

All pre-existing health conditions should be declared to your insurer., after the acquittal, ceo, b…

verb

Bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address.

Usage examples:

The products should be delivered on time

verb

Bring to a destination

verb

To take goods, letters, or packages to people’s houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] we had the pizza delivered., [ t ] we call our pharmacy with the doctor’s prescription and as…

noun

The action of being rescued or set free.

Usage examples:

Prayers for deliverance

noun

The state of being saved from a painful or bad experience

Usage examples:

We pray for deliverance from our sins., the families hoped for the safe deliverance of their husban…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Make (secret or new information) known.

Usage examples:

They disclosed her name to the press

verb

To give information to the public that was not previously known

Usage examples:

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

verb

To give secret, private, or personal information because you must do so for financial, insurance, or legal reasons

Usage examples:

Shareholders are required to disclose their receipt of tax-exempt interest on their federal income …

verb

Spread (something, especially information) widely.

Usage examples:

Health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information

verb

To spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people

Usage examples:

One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease.

verb

Make known (private or sensitive information).

Usage examples:

I do not want to divulge my plans at the moment

verb

To make something secret known

Usage examples:

Someone divulged their plans to their competitors., he did not divulge details of his plan.

verb

Set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.

Usage examples:

The people were emancipated from the shackles of oppression

verb

To free a person from another person’s control

verb

To give people social or political freedom and rights

noun

The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

Usage examples:

The social and political emancipation of women

noun

The act of freeing a person from another person's control

Usage examples:

Emancipation from slavery

noun

The process of giving people social or political freedom and rights

Usage examples:

Women's/female emancipation, black emancipation

verb

Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

The article exculpated the mayor

verb

To remove blame from someone

Usage examples:

The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.

verb

Seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.

Usage examples:

He did nothing to hide or excuse jacob's cruelty

noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.

Usage examples:

There can be no excuse for any further delay

verb

To forgive someone

Usage examples:

Please excuse me for being so late – there was a lot of traffic., it was hard to excuse him for tre…

adjective

Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.

Usage examples:

These patients are exempt from all charges

verb

Free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others.

Usage examples:

They were exempted from paying the tax

noun

A person who is exempt from something, especially the payment of tax.

Usage examples:

Thus, journalists' duties vary along a spectrum from the nonexempt to the exempt.

verb

(of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

An inquiry exonerated those involved

verb

To show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something

Usage examples:

Exonerate someone from something the report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the col…

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adverb

Without cost or payment.

Usage examples:

Ladies were admitted free

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

noun

The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.

Usage examples:

We do have some freedom of choice

noun

The condition or right of being able or allowed to do whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited

Usage examples:

Freedom of speech, if children aren’t allowed some freedom, they won’t learn to be independent., [ …

noun

The condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited

Usage examples:

I felt such a sense of freedom, up in the hills alone., children are allowed much more freedom thes…

verb

Release from confinement or slavery.

Usage examples:

They were freed from jail

adjective

Able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.

Usage examples:

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

adjective

Not or no longer confined or imprisoned.

Usage examples:

The researchers set the birds free

verb

Make (information) known.

Usage examples:

The teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils

verb

To give a feeling or quality to something, or to make information known to someone

Usage examples:

If the movie has any lesson to impart, it’s that parents shouldn’t aim for perfection.

verb

To communicate information to someone

Usage examples:

To impart the bad news, i was rather quiet as i didn't feel i had much wisdom to impart on the subj…

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Usage examples:

The issue of racism

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

Usage examples:

Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about

Usage examples:

There continues to be a great deal of debate over the property tax issue., isn’t the need to hire m…

idiom

Grant exemption or release to

phrasal verb

Punish someone lightly or not at all for a misdemeanour or offence.

Usage examples:

He was let off with a caution

phrasal verb

Cause a gun, firework, or bomb to fire or explode.

Usage examples:

Thousands of fireworks were let off in the castle grounds at the stroke of midnight to mark the sta…

idiom

Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

phrasal verb

Utter a sound or cry.

Usage examples:

He let out a sigh of happiness

phrasal verb

Release someone from obligation or suspicion.

Usage examples:

They've started looking for motives—that lets me out

verb

Set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression.

Usage examples:

The serfs had been liberated

verb

To release someone from control, duties, limits, or prison

Usage examples:

Muoz rivera helped liberate puerto rico from spain., liberated nations/people, summer vacation mean…

verb

To help someone or something to be free

Usage examples:

They said they sent troops in to liberate the people/the country from a dictator.

noun

The action of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release.

Usage examples:

The liberation of all political prisoners

noun

An occasion when something or someone is released or made free

Usage examples:

The liberation of france from nazi occupation, leaving school was such a liberation for me., the wo…

noun

Used to refer to activities connected with removing the disadvantages experienced by particular groups within society

Usage examples:

The women's liberation (informal lib) movement, animal liberation organizations

noun

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behaviour, or political views.

Usage examples:

Compulsory retirement would interfere with individual liberty

noun

The freedom to live as you wish and go where you want

Usage examples:

[ c ] individual liberties, [ u ] our group is fighting for independence, liberty, democracy, and p…

noun

The freedom to live as you wish or go where you want

Usage examples:

For most citizens, liberty means the freedom to practise their religious or political beliefs., hun…

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

Usage examples:

A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

Usage examples:

He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Usage examples:

The hounds have been loosed

noun

Release from slavery.

Usage examples:

A leading advocate of manumission

verb

Release from slavery; set free.

Usage examples:

Old angus had never manumitted a single slave

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

verb

Produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.

Usage examples:

A thousand copies of the book were printed

noun

The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style.

Usage examples:

She forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print

verb

The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

verb

Make (something) widely known.

Usage examples:

Use the magazine to publicize human rights abuses

verb

Make known to people as a whole

verb

To make information available about someone or something

Usage examples:

Luna has helped publicize the problem of homelessness.

verb

Prepare and issue (a book, journal, piece of music, etc.) for public sale, distribution, or readership.

Usage examples:

We publish practical reference books

verb

To make available to the public, usually by printing, a book, magazine, newspaper, or other document

Usage examples:

[ t ] she was 29 when her first novel was published., [ t ] we plan to begin publishing a newslette…

verb

To produce books, magazines, software, etc. and to make them available to the public by selling them

Usage examples:

They publish a range of business books and software., the journal does not publish correspondence f…

noun

A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.

Usage examples:

The kidnappers demanded a ransom

verb

Obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom.

Usage examples:

The lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

verb

Save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation.

Usage examples:

Firemen rescued a man trapped in the river

noun

An act of saving or being saved from danger or difficulty.

Usage examples:

The dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners

verb

To save someone or something from a dangerous, harmful, or difficult situation

Usage examples:

Medical teams immediately rushed in to rescue persons trapped in buildings and give medical aid., […

verb

Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

Usage examples:

Brenda was forced to reveal robbie's whereabouts

noun

(in a film or television programme) a final revelation of information that has previously been kept from the characters or viewers.

Usage examples:

The big reveal at the end of the movie answers all questions

noun

Either side surface of an aperture in a wall for a door or window.

Usage examples:

The gate can be easily fitted to the face or reveal of a window or door aperture

idiom

Grant freedom to

verb

Cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another.

Usage examples:

Knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil

verb

Release from bonds or restraints.

Usage examples:

The guards unbound the prisoners

verb

To release someone or something from a rope, string, etc. that has been tying him, her, or it up

Usage examples:

My hands were unbound and my blindfold removed.

verb

Remove the chains fastening or securing (someone or something).

Usage examples:

They returned, unchained tom and took him upstairs

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Usage examples:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.

Usage examples:

The undo command

verb

Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

verb

Release from a restraining or inhibiting force.

Usage examples:

His imagination is unfettered by the laws of logic

verb

Release (someone) from one's grasp.

Usage examples:

‘unhand me, sir!’ she cried

verb

To take your hands off someone

Usage examples:

Unhand me, sir, for shame!

verb

Release (a dog) from a leash.

Usage examples:

They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them

verb

To let happen or begin something powerful that, once begun, cannot be controlled

Usage examples:

The vice president unleashed a furious attack on leading democratic representatives in congress.

verb

Undo; let free.

Usage examples:

He rushed across to unloose the dog

verb

Undo or unfasten (something that is tied or tied up).

Usage examples:

She knelt to untie her laces

verb

To unfasten a knot or something tied

Usage examples:

I had to help her untie her shoelaces.