relax
part of speech
verb (relax, relaxes, relaxed, relaxing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To relax means to rest and become calm and less worried or busy. tree →
2) To relax your body or a muscle means to let it go loose and soft, not tight. tree →
3) To relax a rule means to make it less strict. tree →
sense in the lessons
In wellbeing and feelings lessons, children learn ways to relax when worried or angry: slow deep breathing, counting, stretching, reading, listening to music, being outside. In PE, muscles tense and relax. In stories a character relaxing shows the danger is over. Phrases: «relax and enjoy», «just relax», «try to relax», «relaxing music», «feel relaxed».
examples
- After school I like to relax with a book. tree →
- Take a deep breath and relax. tree →
- Relax your shoulders and let your arms hang loose. tree →
- We relaxed on the beach all afternoon. tree →
- Relax, it's only a practice test. tree →
- The school relaxed the uniform rules on hot days. tree →
- A warm bath helps me relax before bed. tree →
- Grandpa relaxes in his garden. tree →
note
Verb with he/she/it: «relaxes». Adjectives: «relaxed» (how you feel: I feel relaxed) and «relaxing» (what makes you feel it: a relaxing holiday). Noun: «relaxation». Telling someone «Relax!» when they are upset can sound rude; help them calm down instead.
In the corpora
- Cats blink slowly at people they trust, and slow blinking back can help a cat relax.
- Looking at something far away lets the focusing muscles of the eyes relax.
- Lying quietly, breathing slowly or reading a calm book helps the body relax when you cannot sleep.
- Cuddling a toy, calm music or reading helps the body relax after a bad dream.
- The blue reliever inhaler relaxes the airway muscles within minutes, like loosening a tight belt round the airways.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «relax» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.