relief

«relief» in Mova's school dictionary: The happy, calm feeling when something bad or worrying… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (relief, uncountable; a relief); adjective uses (relief teacher, relief map)

meaning for a pupil

1) The happy, calm feeling when something bad or worrying stops or doesn't happen. tree →

2) Making pain or worry less: pain relief. tree →

3) Help such as food, money or shelter for people in trouble: disaster relief. tree →

4) A person who takes over someone's work: a relief driver. tree →

5) (geography, art) The ups and downs of land shown on a map; a carving that stands out from a flat surface. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a sigh of relief shows a character's fear is over. In geography, a relief map shows hills and valleys. In news, relief aid after floods. Phrases: what a relief, sigh of relief, pain relief, relief aid.

examples

• What a relief that the test was easy! tree →
• She breathed a sigh of relief. tree →
• The medicine gave quick pain relief. tree →
• Relief workers brought water to the flood victims. tree →
• A relief teacher took our class today. tree →
• The relief map shows the mountains in brown. tree →
• The relief from pain and hunger made me drowsy, and presently I fell asleep. tree →

note

Usually uncountable, but «a relief» for one feeling. Verb: relieve; adjective: relieved. Spelling: i before e: relief. «Relieve yourself» is a euphemism for going to the toilet.

In the corpora

• A divorce can feel sad and also a relief, because a long, hard process is over.
• "Tax relief" means a tax cut.
• Many people feel real relief after confession, like a weight lifted.
• Many people feel real relief and lightness after an honest confession.
• Confession brings real relief and forgiveness.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «relief» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.