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{ "term": "release", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "release", "heSheIt": "releases" }, "pastSimple": "released", "pastParticiple": "released", "ingForm": "releasing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move", "sensetop": "release somebodyrelease somebody from something", "labels": "(figurative)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **release a prisoner**", "contextForm": "release somebody" }, { "text": "The hostages were released unharmed." }, { "text": "He was **released without charge** after questioning by police." }, { "text": "You will be **released on bail** and a date for your hearing will be set." }, { "text": "to **release** somebody **from prison/jail/hospital**", "contextForm": "release somebody from something" }, { "text": "Firefighters took two hours to release the driver from the wreckage." }, { "text": "He was later released from police custody." }, { "text": "Death released him from his suffering." }, { "text": "He was released on his own recognizance and could face up to four years in jail." }, { "text": "She was released from prison last week." }, { "text": "It's been three years since he was released from prison." }, { "text": "Several people charged with minor crimes were released without trial." }, { "text": "She was released immediately when the soldiers realized their mistake." }, { "text": "She was released on bail by the New York police." }, { "text": "The government is insisting that the men are released unconditionally." }, { "text": "The kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages by 12 noon." }, { "text": "They were interrogated before being released." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["quickly", "immediately", "eventually"], "preposition": ["from"], "phrases": [ "newly released", "recently released", "release somebody on bail" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to stop holding something or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely", "sensetop": "release somethingrelease something into something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He refused to release her arm.", "contextForm": "release something" }, { "text": "Intense heat is released in the reaction." }, { "text": "10 000 balloons were released at the ceremony." }, { "text": "The chemical reaction releases energy in the form of light." }, { "text": "the need to limit the amount of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere", "contextForm": "release something into something" }, { "text": "The birds were cleaned and fed and released again into the wild." }, { "text": "How much radiation was released into the air?" }, { "text": "The compound slowly releases iron into the bloodstream." }, { "text": "The dam suddenly released millions of gallons of water." }, { "text": "The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea." }, { "text": "the gases that are released from aerosols" } ], "synonyms": "let go, let loose", "collocations": { "adverb": ["accidentally", "slowly", "quickly"], "preposition": ["from", "into"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to express feelings such as anger or worry in order to get rid of them", "sensetop": "release something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up emotions." }, { "text": "She laughed, the tension inside her suddenly released." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to remove something from a fixed position, allowing something else to move or function", "sensetop": "release something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to release the clutch/handbrake/switch" }, { "text": "Now release the clutch and move away from the kerb." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to make information available to the public", "sensetop": "release somethingrelease something to somebody", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **release a statement/report/document/poll/study**", "contextForm": "release something" }, { "text": "to **release figures/results/information/data**" }, { "text": "Police have **released** no further **details** about the accident." }, { "text": "The suspect's **name** has not been **released** to the public.", "contextForm": "release something to somebody" }, { "text": "The **newly released** files reveal the extent of his involvement in the scandal." }, { "text": "Details of the attack have not yet been released to the public." }, { "text": "Figures to be officially released this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising." }, { "text": "Police have refused to release the name of the dead man." }, { "text": "The committee is expected to release its findings this summer." }, { "text": "The organization has released a report drawing attention to the appalling conditions." }, { "text": "The actual poll was not released to the media." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["officially", "commercially", "publicly"], "verb + release": ["refuse to", "be expected to", "plan to"], "preposition": ["in", "on", "to"], "phrases": [ "newly released", "recently released", "originally released" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to make a film, recording or other product available to the public", "sensetop": "release something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's planning to **release** a solo **album**." }, { "text": "to **release a film/video**" }, { "text": "They've **released a** new **version** of the original film." }, { "text": "There have been a lot of new products released onto the market." }, { "text": "The series has just recently been **released on DVD**." }, { "text": "They have finally released their debut album." }, { "text": "The album was originally released in 1974." }, { "text": "The book has not yet been released in paperback." }, { "text": "The film was never released theatrically in the US." }, { "text": "The new version is expected to be released shortly." }, { "text": "newly released recordings" }, { "text": "When was the film first released?" } ], "topics": ["Film and theatre", "Music"] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to make something available that had previously been limited", "sensetop": "release something", "examples": [ { "text": "The new building programme will go ahead as soon as the government releases the funds." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to free somebody from a duty, responsibility, contract, etc.", "sensetop": "release somebodyrelease somebody from something", "examples": [ { "text": "The club is releasing some of its older players.", "contextForm": "release somebody" }, { "text": "The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions.", "contextForm": "release somebody from something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to make something less tight", "sensetop": "release something", "examples": [ { "text": "You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles." }, { "text": "to release a catch/a screw/a nut/the clutch/the brakes" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːs/", "audio": "re/release/release__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːsɪz/", "audio": "re/release/releases__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːst/", "audio": "re/release/released__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːsɪŋ/", "audio": "re/release/releasing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːs/", "audio": "re/release/release__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːsɪz/", "audio": "re/release/releases__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːst/", "audio": "re/release/released__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈliːsɪŋ/", "audio": "re/release/releasing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French reles (noun), relesser (verb), from Latin relaxare ‘stretch out again, slacken’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + laxus ‘lax, loose’." }