verb#1,833 by frequency
relax
/ɹɪˈlæks/
To relieve of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down; To become loose
- he/she/it
- relaxes
- past participle
- relaxed
Meanings
- 1
To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down
Relax; there is no God.
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
She needs time to relax.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To become loose
- 3
To rest and become relieved of stress
- 4
To make something less severe or tense
- 5
To become less severe or tense
- 6
To make something looserare
- 7
To make something loose.; To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to openrare
- 8
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenientrare
- 9
To become more lenientrare