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ease up on — [phrasal verb] 1 a ease up on (someone) : to treat (someone) in a less harsh or demanding way The students might respond better if the teacher eased up on them a little. 1 b ease up on (something) : to apply less pressure to ( … Useful english dictionary
ease — ease1 [i:z] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: aise comfort ] 1.) with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it = ↑easily ▪ They won with ease. ▪ The security codes could be broken with relative ease . ▪ I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ease — ease1 [ iz ] verb ** ▸ 1 make less severe ▸ 2 move slowly & carefully ▸ 3 about rule/punishment ▸ 4 make process easier ▸ 5 about bad weather ▸ 6 become more relaxed ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make a problem, bad situation, or pain less… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ease */*/ — I UK [iːz] / US [ɪz] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the ability to do something easily with ease: Young children seem to master computer games with ease. We completed the climb with relative ease (= fairly easily). b) the fact that something is easy to … English dictionary
ease up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something eases up it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity. [V P] The rain had eased up... [V P] New figures indicate the recession may be easing up. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you ease up, you start to make less effort. [V P] He… … English dictionary
ease someone's mind — ease someone’s conscience/mind/ phrase to make someone feel less guilty worried Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym Main entry: ease * * * alleviate someone s anxiety … Useful english dictionary
ease someone's conscience — ease someone’s conscience/mind/ phrase to make someone feel less guilty worried Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym Main entry: ease … Useful english dictionary
ease — [iːz] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] if limits, rules, restrictions etc are eased, or someone eases them, they become less strict: • India is easing rules for joint ventures with foreign concerns. 2. [intransitive, transitive] if interest… … Financial and business terms
ease out — ˌease ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they ease out he/she/it eases out present participle easing out past tense … Useful english dictionary
ease — 1 noun (U) 1 with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it: The car travelled smoothly up the hillside, taking the bends with ease. | It was the ease with which the burglars got into the house that worried her. | with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ease — [[t]i͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ eases, easing, eased 1) PHRASE: PHR after V If you do something with ease, you do it easily, without difficulty or effort. Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease. ...the ease with which young people… … English dictionary
