ease up
ease up · eases up · eased up · easing up
дати, давати, подарувати
дать, давать, подарить
geben, abgeben, nachgeben
To become more relaxed or less demandingTo become more relaxed or less demanding.
» Hey, ease up.
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive)To become more relaxed or less demanding.
I suggest that you ease up a bit at work. You're getting stressed out.
You should ease up on your son. You're putting too much pressure on him.
entspannen, zurückhalten, nachlassen
become less intense
(informal, intransitive)To reduce one's speed.
He came hurtling round the corner, but quickly eased up when he saw Jane standing there.
bremsen
reduce pressure or intensity
Examples
8 sentencesHey, ease up.
Let's not ease up now.
Let's ease up.
Frictions between Japan and the U.S. are easing up for a change.
Aren't you ever going to ease up on Tom?
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
to become more relaxed:
to reduce speed:
Forms
eases up, easing up, eased up, eased upPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb