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release English

Meaning release meaning

What does release mean?
Definitions in simple English

release Verb

— If someone releases something, they let go of it; they stop holding it and set it free (let it be free). He released his grasp on the lever. He was released after two years in prison. — Someone releases something when they put it out into the world (discharge it). They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month. — A company releases something when they let the public start using it. They released the new product later than they wanted to. — To lease again; to agree to a new lease of; to let back, sublet or rent again. I leased the house from the owner, and released it for a year to another person.

release Noun

— In software, a version of something that is put up for sale or that the public can use. The video store advertised that it had all the latest "releases". — That which is released, untied or let go. They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.

release

— verb (= let go of, let go, relinquish) release, as from one's grip Let go of the door handle, please! relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall — noun merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra — verb (= free) grant freedom to; free from confinement — verb (= turn) let (something) fall or spill from a container turn the flour onto a plate — noun (= liberation) the act of liberating someone or something — verb (= secrete) generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids secrete digestive juices release a hormone into the blood stream — verb (= exhaust) eliminate (a substance) combustion products are exhausted in the engine the plant releases a gas — verb (= publish, issue) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale publish a magazine or newspaper — noun a process that liberates or discharges something there was a sudden release of oxygen the release of iodine from the thyroid gland — noun (= handout) an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation — noun (= dismissal) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) — verb make (information) available for publication release the list with the names of the prisoners — noun (= passing) euphemistic expressions for death thousands mourned his passing — noun a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism — noun a formal written statement of relinquishment — noun (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone — noun (= outlet, vent) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion she had no other outlet for her feelings he gave vent to his anger — verb (= relinquish, resign) part with a possession or right I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest resign a claim to the throne — verb release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition — noun (= acquittance) a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation — noun (= spill) the act of allowing a fluid to escape — verb make (assets) available release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

Synonyms release synonyms

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release English » English

free set free liberate let go liberation discharge untie loosen loose emancipate rescue issue deliverance deliver unleash publish unfasten undo relinquish unloose send let loose leave freeing publication let out freedom exempt disengage save let off let go of extricate emancipation allow to go remit excuse dismiss allow unloosen unchain unbind relieve let emit dismissal acquittal vent unlock unblock

Topics release topics

What do people use release to talk about?
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Free from bondage
Social behavior Law Judge, render a verdict

Acquit
Social behavior Law Punish

Imprison
Social behavior Law Punish

Pardon, release
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Forgive
Physical actions Move Pursue

Set free
Physical actions

Move something

  • What words refer to moving something that is difficult to move?
    shift free release
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Hold
Language and thought Communication Say

Promise
Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Demon possession

Conjugation release conjugation

How do you conjugate release?

release · verb

Examples release examples

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Simple sentences

Release the animals from the cages.
When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
Phosphorus provides nourishment for cyanobacteria (blue algae) which multiply and release toxins.
He ordered them to release the prisoners.
I cannot release that information. It is private.
It's very unlikely that we will release a new album before next winter.
Most scientists believe that this has been caused by man, through the release of methane, of carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gases since industrialization. A few other scientists doubt this, however.
He ordered them to release the prisoner.
Release him.
The company issued a press release.
The company released a press release.
We can't release any details right now.
We can't release the prisoners today.
Release Tom.
Cleanse me! Release me! Set me free!
The cones of the jack pine, for example, do not readily open to release their seeds until they have been subjected to great heat.
They refused to release the hostages.
Don't release that prisoner.
Release him!

Movie subtitles

You need to release more scar tissue.
Let's release those clamps and pray that it takes.
So I'm sorry, but I won't release her.
Five seconds before we release the resistance.
Now release the torque.
Upon my release, which will not be long, I will distribute the loot.
But, so as not to hinder the research of that inspector, his release must remain a secret.
After his release he will be ex-patriatedd.
IF I COULD RELEASE YOU.
However, a nitrate print survived. The print was partially out of sequence and its subtitles differed from those of the original release version.
Release the safety.
Osiris will release thy soul.
Writ of habeas corpus for the release of Camonte and Rinaldo.
I'm not. I found release!
Can you release that oxygen throughout the ship?
After being dropped, multiple reentry vehicles will separate from the capsules while passing through the atmosphere, and upon reaching the stratosphere, the reentry vehicles will subsequently release the micro-drones.
Fairing release.
Release the woman.
Presumably, this is an inside joke, put in by a music editor some years later, to replace the music used for the initial release of the film.
Will you release me?
How much do you want to release Concha from her contract?
What? I said, how much do you want to release Concha from her contract?
I cannot release him!
So you can't release him?
Release them!
That music doesn't speak of release.
Immediately release him.
So you can release your cheap mouth again?
Go over to the juvenile hall and they will give you your release papers.
Now if you will just put your name to this merely a release of the property to me while we're waiting for the contracts.
Sleep, perhaps, and the release of dreams.
A ransom that'll be used not to release Richard.. buttobuyyourwaytothe throne.
Thought they might be up here celebrating your release.
Why did The police release him suddenly with The evidence They had against him?
Just a moment. release him, who are you?
I find myself deeply concerned over my brother since his release.
The authorities are deeply concerned at your strange behavior since your release.
Release that mad woman.
Well, release me.

News and current affairs

The release of Alan Greenspan's ghostwritten memoirs The Age of Turbulence has elicited charges that he was not such a great central banker after all.
The occasion for this latest round of historical jousting is the release of Clooney's new film The Monuments Men, which details Allied efforts to rescue art works from the Nazis during World War II.
Perhaps the release of these two very different films will lead to a further push to bring great apes within the circle of beings with moral and legal rights.
The goal is for Myanmar's Government to release all detained students and demonstrators, engage with the opposition, move toward a more democratic society, and rejoin the international community.
Three years later, with Emperor Tewodros still refusing to release them, the British dispatched an expeditionary force of 13,000 troops, 26,000 camp followers, and 44 elephants.
That would explain why the Party has crushed them - and why any decent participant in this summer's Olympics should demand their immediate release.
Thawing Siberian permafrost will release vast quantities of methane.
As a measure of sincerity, he needs to order the immediate release of Ayman Nour and take steps to terminate the 24-year-long state of emergency, which effectively prevents political campaigning from taking place.
This change in relative costs can release a country from the trap of poverty, setting the stage for a demographic transition and economic advancement.
Public schooling, too, can release people from the poverty trap, because highly educated people have a comparative advantage in raising quality children.
But Lukashenko has given no sign that he is willing to democratize his regime, let alone release political prisoners.
What Ahmedinejad appears to want are bargaining chips to secure the release of 6 Iranians who were aiding the Iraqi insurgency before being captured by the US.
Since April 1990, when the EU Parliament, with no significant opposition, adopted the first two directives on the use and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), public opinion has grown increasingly suspicious and hostile.
Yet Abbas received them upon their release, praising them as heroes of the Palestinian people and examples for Palestinian youth.
If not burned in a controlled way, the release of raw clathrates into the atmosphere would represent a global climate threat, and past massive releases have been catastrophic.
Over most of the postwar period, this post-recession release of pent-up consumer demand has been a powerful source of support for economic recovery.
Instead, the release of pent-up consumer demand was literally half that of previous business cycles.
One important change was the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including the regime's most prominent opponent, Aung San Suu Kyi, who had been under house arrest for nearly 15 years.
The July 5 protest reminded us of the 3,000 kidnappings since the start of this four-decade conflict, but Colombians could form human chains and release white balloons for many other reasons.
The release of Milosevic?
Some activists have criticized US Senator Jim Webb's journey to Yangon to obtain the release of John Yettaw, the American whose actions triggered the charges against Aung San Suu Kyi.
More than two years ago, I was notified that I was cleared for release. I would have been happy about this news if I did not come from Uzbekistan, a country with one of the worst human rights records in the world.
HAIFA - The celebrations in Israel over the release of the kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit come after the Israeli government concluded that diplomatic rarity, an agreement with Hamas.
Indeed, the Israeli public consistently supported the idea of the government reaching agreement with Hamas for the soldier's release.
Many Israelis, from all social classes, joined the campaign for Shalit's release.
More than two years ago, I was notified that I was cleared for release.
And in the April 10 release of the Nuclear Posture Review, Obama's administration warned nuclear-armed states and others tempted to violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that they would remain nuclear targets.
Today, he continues his call for the release of the democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
The plant's operators temporarily halted electricity generation to curb the risk of a radiation release, but nothing came of the threat.
For example, the recent release of political prisoners in Belarus removed at a stroke one of the key reasons for the EU's hostility towards Lukashenko.
So we gave a press conference - all the opposition parties together - the day before the vote, demanding that the government release our party workers and allow people to vote freely.

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