Definición de release

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

release

(rɪliːs )

Formas de la palabra:plural, 3rd person singular present tense releases , present participle releasing , past tense, past participle released

1. verbo [usually passive]

If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go.

He was released from custody the next day. [be VERB-ed + from]

He is expected to be released from hospital today. [be V-ed from n]

Fifty-five foxes were released from a fur farm by animal rights activists. [be V-ed from n]

He was released on bail. [be VERB-ed]

Sinónimos:set free, free, discharge, liberate Más sinónimos de release

2. sustantivo contable

When someone is released, you refer to their release.

He called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.

...the secret negotiations necessary to secure hostage releases.

Serious complications have delayed his release from hospital.

Sinónimos:liberation, freedom, delivery, liberty Más sinónimos de release

3. verbo

If someone or something releases you from a duty, task, or feeling, they free you from it.

[formal]

The document released Mr Jackson from his obligations under the contract. [VERB noun + from]

This releases the teacher to work with individuals who are having extreme difficulty. [VERB noun]

Release is also a noun.

...release from stored tensions, traumas and grief. [+ from]

They look on life at college as a blessed release from the obligation to work.

4. verbo

To release feelings or abilities means to allow them to be expressed.

Becoming your own person releases your creativity. [VERB noun]

I personally don't want to release my anger on anyone else. [VERB noun]

Humour is wonderful for releasing tension. [VERB noun]

Sinónimos:dissipate, dissolve, disperse, dispel Más sinónimos de release

Release is also a noun.

She felt the sudden sweet release of her own tears. [+ of]

5. verbo

If someone in authority releases something such as a document or information, they make it available.

They're not releasing any more details yet. [VERB noun]

Figures released yesterday show retail sales were down in March. [VERB-ed]

Sinónimos:issue, publish, make public, make known Más sinónimos de release

Release is also a noun.

Action had been taken to speed up the release of cheques. [+ of]

6. verbo

If you release someone or something, you stop holding them.

[formal]

He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist. [VERB noun]

...the twisting action before a bowler releases the ball. [VERB noun]

7. verbo

If you release a device, you move it so that it stops holding something.

Wade released the hand brake and pulled away from the curb. [VERB noun]

8. verbo

If something releases gas, heat, or a substance, it causes it to leave its container or the substance that it was part of and enter the surrounding atmosphere or area.

...a weapon which releases toxic nerve gas. [VERB noun]

The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat. [VERB noun]

A ceramic water holder gradually releases water into the plants. [VERB noun]

Sinónimos:give off, discharge, send out, throw out Más sinónimos de release

Release is also a noun.

Under the agreement, releases of cancer-causing chemicals will be cut by about 80 per cent. [+ of]

9. verbo

When an entertainer or company releases a new CD, video, or film, it becomes available so that people can buy it or see it.

He is releasing an album of love songs. [VERB noun]

Sinónimos:launch, market, unveil, bring out Más sinónimos de release

10. sustantivo contable

A new release is a new CD, video, or film that has just become available for people to buy or see.

Which of the new releases do you think are really good?

11. sustantivo incontable [on N]

If a film or video is on release or on general release, it is available for people to see in public cinemas or for people to buy.

The film goes on release on February 1st.

12. See also day release, news release, press release

Más sinónimos de release

Video: pronunciation of 'release'

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

release in American

(rɪˈlis ; rilēsˈ)

verbo transitivoFormas de la palabra:reˈleased or reˈleasing

to set free, as from confinement, duty, work, etc.

to let go or let loose

to release an arrow

to grant freedom from a tax, penalty, obligation, etc.

to set free from pain, cares, etc.; relieve

5. US

to permit to be issued, shown, published, broadcast, etc.; put into circulation

6. Law

to give up or surrender to someone else (a claim, right, etc.)

sustantivo

a setting free or being set free; deliverance; liberation

a freeing or being freed from a tax, obligation, etc.

a relief from pain, cares, etc.

relief from emotional tension through a spontaneous, uninhibited expression of an emotion

10.

a document authorizing release, as from an obligation, from prison, etc.

11.

the act of letting loose something caught, held in position, etc.

12.

a device to release a catch, etc., as for starting or stopping a machine

13. US

the act of releasing a book, film, news story, etc. to the public

the book, film, news story, etc. released

14. Music

the act or method of ending a tone

b. US

the third group of eight measures in a common form of 32-bar chorus, as in a popular tune, which supplies a bridge between repetitions of the melody

15. Law

a giving up or surrender to someone else, as of a claim or right

the document by which this is done; quitclaim

SIMILAR WORDS: free

Origen de la palabra release

ME relesen < OFr relaisser < L relaxare: see relax

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

release in British

(rɪˈliːs )

verbo (transitive)

to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment

to free (someone) from obligation or duty

to free (something) from (one's grip); let go or fall

to issue (a record, film, book, etc) for sale or circulation

to make (news or information) known or allow (news or information) to be made known

to release details of an agreement

6. law

to relinquish (a right, claim, title, etc) in favour of someone else

7. ethology

to evoke (a response) through the presentation of a stimulus that produces the response innately

sustantivo

the act of freeing or state of being freed, as from captivity, imprisonment, duty, pain, life, etc

the act of issuing for sale or publication

10.

something issued for sale or public showing, esp a film or musical recording

a new release from the popular band

11.

a news item, document, etc, made available for publication, broadcasting, etc

12. law

the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc, in favour of someone else

13.

a control mechanism for starting or stopping an engine

14.

the opening of the exhaust valve of a steam engine near the end of the piston stroke

the moment at which this valve opens

15.

the electronic control regulating how long a note sounds after a synthesizer key has been released

16.

the control mechanism for the shutter in a camera

Formas derivadas

releaser (reˈleaser)

sustantivo

Origen de la palabra release

C13: from Old French relesser, from Latin relaxāre to slacken; see relax

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She realised a temporary release was available. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Equity release lets people use their homes like cash machines. Times, Sunday Times (2017)The bombers agreed to release the hostages in exchange for safe passage. Times, Sunday Times (2016)They suffered minor injuries and were being comforted yesterday after they were released from hospital. The Sun (2016)The figures released also reflected a big rise in output from solar panels. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Wildlife officials have not released specific information on how many of the animals have been killed so far. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Perhaps we should have asked why it wasn't on general release. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Saying aloud the name of my home for the first time since arriving in Australia was like opening a release valve. Times, Sunday Times (2017)A spokeswoman said this could often take time, which delayed release of the images to the media. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The carefully controlled press releases gave little information as to his progress. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The students would be studying on day release and be available for work when not at college. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The churches release resources and people for that purpose. Christianity Today (2000)The other five hostages had been released earlier in the siege. Times, Sunday Times (2008)The dazed wife was taken to hospital and released into the care of relatives. The Sun (2011)This enables the gas to be released and collected. Times, Sunday Times (2010)It could be dropped by a quick release mechanism. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Information was only released after we approached them yesterday morning. The Sun (2012)Yesterday it released the above video of the drones in action. The Sun (2013)Since then each release has become an annual fixture in the gaming calendar. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The new money will released from savings made by the coalition by cuts in other areas. The Sun (2014)Tomorrow comes the release of sales figures. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The audience have carried the film from its release. The Sun (2006)Only then can you control the release of that huge potential energy during a race. Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)The film has had a theatrical release and is available on the net. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Meanwhile details of her ordeal emerged from escaped and released hostages. Times, Sunday Times (2008)She had to undergo surgery and has since been released from hospital. Times, Sunday Times (2015)It really matters when it is released and how it was released to other people affected by it. Times, Sunday Times (2013)This is a nation still reminded of its isolation from global culture by delayed movie releases and marathon flight times. Times, Sunday Times (2016)When the valve is released, the fluid returns to the reservoir. Sedgbeer, Sandra The A-Z of Beauty Treatment (1994)A simple technique to release general stress and become more aware of yourself as an entity is to behave as animals do in the wild. Mansfield, Patricia Why Am I Afraid to be Assertive? (1994)