release
verb/rɪˈliːs/
/rɪˈliːs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they release | /rɪˈliːs/ /rɪˈliːs/ |
| he / she / it releases | /rɪˈliːsɪz/ /rɪˈliːsɪz/ |
| past simple released | /rɪˈliːst/ /rɪˈliːst/ |
| past participle released | /rɪˈliːst/ /rɪˈliːst/ |
| -ing form releasing | /rɪˈliːsɪŋ/ /rɪˈliːsɪŋ/ |
- to let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move
- release somebody to release a prisoner
- The hostages were released unharmed.
- He was released without charge after questioning by police.
- You will be released on bail and a date for your hearing will be set.
- release somebody from something to release somebody from prison/jail/hospital
- Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage.
- He was later released from police custody.
- (figurative) Death released him from his suffering.
Extra Examples- He was released on his own recognizance and could face up to four years in jail.
- She was released from prison last week.
- It's been three years since he was released from prison.
- Several people charged with minor crimes were released without trial.
- She was released immediately when the soldiers realized their mistake.
- She was released on bail by the New York police.
- The government is insisting that the men are released unconditionally.
- The kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages by 12 noon.
- They were interrogated before being released.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- immediately
- eventually
- …
- from
- newly released
- recently released
- release somebody on bail
- …
- to stop holding something or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely synonym let go, let loose
- release something He refused to release her arm.
- Intense heat is released in the reaction.
- 10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony.
- The chemical reaction releases energy in the form of light.
- release something into something the need to limit the amount of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere
- The birds were cleaned and fed and released again into the wild.
Extra Examples- How much radiation was released into the air?
- The compound slowly releases iron into the bloodstream.
- The dam suddenly released millions of gallons of water.
- The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.
- the gases that are released from aerosols
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- slowly
- quickly
- …
- from
- into
- release something to express feelings such as anger or worry in order to get rid of them
- She burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up emotions.
- She laughed, the tension inside her suddenly released.
- release something to remove something from a fixed position, allowing something else to move or function
- to release the clutch/handbrake/switch
- Now release the clutch and move away from the kerb.
- to make information available to the public
- release something to release a statement/report/document/poll/study
- to release figures/results/information/data
- Police have released no further details about the accident.
- release something to somebody The suspect's name has not been released to the public.
- The newly released files reveal the extent of his involvement in the scandal.
Extra Examples- Details of the attack have not yet been released to the public.
- Figures to be officially released this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising.
- Police have refused to release the name of the dead man.
- The committee is expected to release its findings this summer.
- The organization has released a report drawing attention to the appalling conditions.
- The actual poll was not released to the media.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- officially
- commercially
- publicly
- …
- refuse to
- be expected to
- plan to
- …
- in
- on
- to
- …
- newly released
- recently released
- originally released
- …
- release something to make a film, recording or other product available to the public
- He's planning to release a solo album.
- to release a film/video
- They've released a new version of the original film.
- There have been a lot of new products released onto the market.
- The series has just recently been released on DVD.
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2, Musicb2- They have finally released their debut album.
- The album was originally released in 1974.
- The book has not yet been released in paperback.
- The film was never released theatrically in the US.
- The new version is expected to be released shortly.
- newly released recordings
- When was the film first released?
- release something to make something available that had previously been limited
- The new building programme will go ahead as soon as the government releases the funds.
- to free somebody from a duty, responsibility, contract, etc.
- release somebody The club is releasing some of its older players.
- release somebody from something The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions.
- release something to make something less tight
- You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles.
- to release a catch/a screw/a nut/the clutch/the brakes
set somebody free
stop holding something
feelings
part of machine
make available
free somebody from duty
make less tight
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reles (noun), relesser (verb), from Latin relaxare ‘stretch out again, slacken’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + laxus ‘lax, loose’.
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