Meaning

11 senses
  1. (transitive)To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.

    He released his grasp on the lever.

  2. (transitive)To make available to the public.

    They released the new product later than intended.

    veröffentlichen

    выпуска́тьvypuskátʹ, вы́пуститьvýpustitʹ

    випуска́тиvypuskáty, ви́пуститиvýpustyty

    make (assets) available

  3. (transitive)To free or liberate; to set free.

    He was released after two years in prison.

    freilassen, freisetzen, befreien

    освобожда́тьosvoboždátʹ, освободи́тьosvobodítʹ, отпуска́тьotpuskátʹ

    звільня́тиzvilʹnjáty, звільни́тиzvilʹnýty, відпуска́тиvidpuskáty

    grant freedom to; free from confinement

  4. (transitive)To discharge.

    They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.

    freisetzen

  5. (transitive)(of a call) To hang up.

    If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.

  6. (transitive)To let go, quit (a legal claim); to discharge or relinquish a right to (lands or buildings) by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession.

    loslassen

    отпуска́тьotpuskátʹ, отпусти́тьotpustítʹ, освобожда́тьosvoboždátʹ

    відпуска́тиvidpuskáty, відпусти́тиvidpustýty

  7. (transitive)To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.

  8. (transitive)To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.

  9. To set free a chemical substance.

    eliminate (a substance)

  10. (intransitive)To launch; to come out; to become available.

    when the game releases

    the new model will release on ...

  11. (transitive)To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Examples

583 sentences
  1. Tom has been released from jail.

    Тома випустили з в'язниці. — deniko

    ruТома выпустили из тюрьмы. — odexed

  2. Tom has been released from prison.

    Тома випустили з в'язниці. — deniko

    ruТома выпустили из тюрьмы. — odexed

  3. Tom will be released on Monday.

    Тома випустять у понеділок. — deniko

  4. Tom will never be released from prison.

    Тома ніколи не відпустять із в'язниці. — deniko

  5. Tom was released from prison last week.

    Минулого тижня Тома випустили з в'язниці. — deniko

    ruТома на прошлой неделе выпустили из тюрьмы. — marafon

    deTom ist letzte Woche aus dem Gefängnis entlassen worden. — wolfgangth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to make available to the public:
to free or liberate:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make available to the public:
to free or liberate:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to make available to the public:
to free or liberate:
to let go of:

Origin

From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).

From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).

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Forms

releases, releasing, released, released
Base formrelease · to release
3rd person singularreleases
Present participlereleasing
Past simplereleased
Past participlereleased

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrelease
he, she, itreleases

Past simpleLesson

all personsreleased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave released
he, she, ithas released

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill release

Synonyms

22 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition:freeliberate
  • part with a possession or right:relinquishresignfreegive up
  • generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids:secrete
  • let (something) fall or spill from a container:turn
  • make (information) available for publication:free
  • release, as from one's grip:let go oflet gorelinquish

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • released from prison
  • be released from
  • have been released
  • will be released
  • released from jail
  • release the prisoners
  • be released on
  • to be released

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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