release

//rɪˈliːs//
B1Frequency Level 5Neutral
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Verb

releaseInfinitive
releasePresent tense
releasedPast tense
releasedPast participle
releasingPresent participle
releasesThird-person singular
1

To set free from confinement, restraint, or obligation

The prisoners were released after ten years.

2

To allow something to move, act, or flow freely

She released the balloon and watched it float into the sky.

3

To make information, a product, or a recording available to the public

The company will release a new smartphone next month.

4

To stop holding or gripping something

She released the rope and it fell to the ground.

Noun

releaseSingular
releasesPlural
1

The act of setting someone or something free

The prisoner celebrated his release from jail.

2

A product, recording, or piece of information that has been made available to the public

The band's new release will be available next month.

3

A device or mechanism that unfastens or liberates something

Press the release to open the safety belt.

4

The action of allowing something to move, act, or flow freely

The release of the spring caused the mechanism to move.

release - Deep Vocabulary