release
part of speech
verb (release, releases, released, releasing); noun (a release, releases; release, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) To release means to let go or set free: release a bird. tree →
2) To release a film, song, game or book is to make it available to the public. tree →
3) To release something like gas, energy or heat is to let it come out. tree →
4) A release is the act of letting go, or a new film, game or song. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Tradition calls the seventh year the shemitah, when debts to fellow Israelites were let go, teaching kindness to the poor. The Book of Esther shows a king marking a feast with a release and gifts, and Jeremiah tells of God's promise to release his prophet. In the primary lessons: In science: burning releases heat and light; plants release oxygen; a stretched elastic band releases energy when let go. In everyday life: a new game or film release. In stories: prisoners are released, animals are released back into the wild. Phrases: release from, press release, new release, release the brake.
examples
- At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. (Torah DEU.15.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it; but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release. (Torah DEU.15.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. (Torah GEN.43.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD said: 'Verily I will release thee for good; verily I will cause the enemy to make supplication unto thee in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. (Prophets JER.15.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king. (Writings EST.2.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- We released the butterflies in the garden. tree →
- The new film is released next month. tree →
- Plants release oxygen into the air. tree →
- Release the string and the arrow flies. tree →
- The zoo released the turtles into the sea. tree →
- Burning wood releases heat. tree →
- The singer released a new song. tree →
- He was released from hospital. tree →
- ‘Here,’ he cried, ‘is the boy who released me from my prison. tree →
note
Not spelled «realease»: re-lease. Opposite: catch, hold, capture. In science, «release energy» means energy is given out; «absorb» means taken in.
In the corpora
- and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin.
- At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
- Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it; but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.
- Running and other exercise release chemicals in the brain that lift mood, and free weekly parkruns are open to all ages.
- Released animals often wear radio collars or satellite tags, so scientists can see whether they find food, survive and have young.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «release» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.