English / word
relieve
verb B2MEANING IN ENGLISH
to cause pain, distress, or difficulty to become less severe or serious
to make pain, distress, or difficulty less severe or serious
In context
01
This painkiller will quickly relieve your headache.
02
A substitute teacher arrived to relieve the exhausted instructor.
Synonyms
ease,alleviate,reduce
Antonyms
worsen,aggravate
Collocations
relieve pain,relieve stress,relieve pressure
Verb forms
Past: relieved · Past participle: relieved · -ing: relieving