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relieve
Verb
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To make (something) stand out; to make prominent, bring into relief.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
distress
Noun
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Serious danger.
Three ships were in distress that night.
distress
Verb
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To make somebody feel suffering and grief.
I was distressed after the sad loss.