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relieve

relieve: listen to British English pronunciationrelieve: listen to American pronunciation /rɪˈliːv/ verb [T]

Translation

FROM PAIN
to make pain or a bad feeling less severe
azaltmak, hafifletmek, gidermek, geçirmek
Breathing exercises can help to relieve stress.
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FROM WORK
to allow someone to stop working by taking their place
serbest bırakmak, rahatlatmak
The 7 a.m. team arrived to relieve the night workers.
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relieve sb of sth phrasal verb formal
to take something away from someone
(yük, sorumluluk vb.) kurtarmak, uzaklaştırmak
Let me relieve you of your luggage.
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(Definition of relieve verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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