discharge
The act of expelling or letting goThe act of expelling or letting go.: The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
» Has Tom been discharged from the hospital?
Тома выписали из больницы? — marafon
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11 sensesThe act of expelling or letting go.
(countable, uncountable)The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
care transition after discharge
Entlassung, Befreiung
вы́пискаvýpiska, увольне́ниеuvolʹnénije
the act of venting
(countable, uncountable)The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
career transition after discharge
Entlassung
демобилиза́цияdemobilizácija
(countable, uncountable)The material thus released.
Near-synonyms: effluent, effluence (sometimes synonymous)
a mucopurulent vaginal discharge
a substance that is emitted or released
(countable, uncountable)The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
negligent discharge
the act of discharging a gun
(countable, uncountable)The process of removing the load borne by something.
(countable, uncountable)The process of flowing out.
The process of flowing out.
(uncountable)Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
Near-synonyms: effluent, effluence (sometimes synonymous)
гнойgnoj, выделе́ниеvydelénije, сукрови́цаsukrovíca
(countable, uncountable)The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
Entladung
разря́дrazrjád
(countable, uncountable)The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
Ablauf, Abfluss
расхо́дrasxód
(countable, uncountable)The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
Ablauf
вы́платаvýplata, выполне́ниеvypolnénije, исполне́ниеispolnénije
(countable, uncountable)Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
After having granted discharge from liability, the general meeting of shareholders may not demand for the company compensation for matters which it had knowledge of when granting discharge.
Examples
104 sentencesHas Tom been discharged from the hospital?
ruТома выписали из больницы? — marafon
Tom has been discharged from the hospital.
Tom will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.
Tom will likely be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.
ruЗавтра Тома, скорее всего, выпишут из больницы. — odexed
deTom wird wahrscheinlich morgen aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen werden. — pne
The pilot was taken to the hospital and discharged soon after.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 7
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier (“to unload”), from Late LatinFrom Middle English dischargen, from Old French deschargier (“to unload”), from Late Latin discarricāre (“unload”). By surface analysis, dis- + charge.
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Forms
plural: discharges| Singular | discharge |
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Synonyms
21 synonyms- the act of discharging a gun:firingfiring off
- the act of venting:venting
- the pouring forth of a fluid:outpouringrun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field:sparkarcelectric arcelectric discharge
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body:emissionexpelling
- a substance that is emitted or released:emission
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable