B2verb · transitive · common

ease

ease · eases · eased · easing

зменшити, знизити, зменшувати

облегчать, успокаивать, отпускать, освобождать

entlasten, erleichtern, lockern, verringern

To free from pain, worry, agitation, etcTo free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

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UK/iːz/US/iz/

» She finished the job with ease.

Sie hat den Job mit Leichtigkeit erledigt. — Zurich899

Она с легкостью закончила работу. — aleph

Вона з легкістю закінчила роботу. — deniko

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Meaning

10 senses

(transitive)To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
He eased his conscience by confessing.
erleichtern, beruhigen, entlasten
успока́иватьuspokáivatʹ, облегча́тьoblexčátʹ
(transitive)To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
lindern, mildern
облегча́тьoblexčátʹ
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
(transitive)To give respite to (someone).
The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
entlasten, verringern
освобожда́тьosvoboždátʹ
(transitive)To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.
lockern
ослабля́тьoslabljátʹ, смягча́тьsmjaxčátʹ, отпуска́тьotpuskátʹ
(transitive)To reduce the difficulty of (something).
We had to ease the entry requirements.
erleichtern, lockern, Abstriche machen bei
облегча́тьoblexčátʹ
(transitive)To move (something) slowly and carefully.
He eased the cork from the bottle.
lockern, lösen, losmachen
move gently or carefully
(intransitive)To lessen in intensity.
The pain eased overnight.
nachlassen, verringern, vermindern
уменьша́тьumenʹšátʹ
lessen the intensity of or calm
(intransitive)To proceed with little effort.
The car eased onto the motorway.
dahinschleichen
To reduce speed.
(archaic, slang, transitive)To take something from (a person), especially by robbery.

Examples

298 sentences

She finished the job with ease.
Вона з легкістю закінчила роботу. — deniko
ruОна с легкостью закончила работу. — aleph
deSie hat den Job mit Leichtigkeit erledigt. — Zurich899
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Tom seemed at ease.
Том виглядав розслабленим. — deniko
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She solved the problem with ease.
Вона легко розв’язала завдання. — uaspeaker
ruОна легко решила задачу. — Hellerick
deSie löste das Problem mit Leichtigkeit. — samueldora
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His smile put her at ease.
ruЕго улыбка ободрила её. — Lenin_1917
deSein Lächeln beruhigte sie. — Sudajaengi
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He makes everybody feel at ease.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

to free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc:

to give respite to (someone):

to loosen or slacken the tension on (something):

to lessen in severity:

Deutsch

By meaning 8

to free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc:

to alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain):

to give respite to (someone):

to loosen or slacken the tension on (something):

to reduce the difficulty of (something):

to move (something) slowly and carefully:

to lessen in severity:

to proceed with little effort:

Origin

From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise,

From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise, aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, Italian agio and asio, Sicilian aciu and Portuguese azo. Sometimes ascribed to Vulgar Latin *āsia or *āsium, possibly from Latin ānsa (“handle, haft”) or Frankish *ansiju (“handle, loophole, eyelet; cup-handle; arms akimbo, elbow room”), but more often derived from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns (“adjacent, neighbouring”), present participle of adjaceō (“lie next to, border on”), though the forms and senses are difficult to trace clearly.

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