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ease
/iːz/ verbTranslation
› [I, T] to become less severe, or to make something become less severe
hafifletmek, azaltmak
The new road should ease traffic problems in the village. The pain eased after a few minutes.1811 ease sb/sth back/out/up, etc › to move someone or something gradually and gently to another position
ease off/up phrasal verb yavaşça ve ihtimamla başka bir pozisyona çevirmek, kımıldatmak; yerinden oynatmak
[often reflexive] Tom eased himself back in his chair.1606STOP › to gradually stop or become less
yavaş yavaş durmak veya azalmak
The storm is easing off.1811WORK LESS › to start to work less or do things with less energy
yavaşlamak
As he got older, he started to ease up a little.1060TREAT LESS SEVERELY › to start to treat someone less severely
gevşemek, yumuşamak
I wish his supervisor would ease up on him a bit.701(Definition of ease verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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