release

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English

Etymology 1

From Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈliːs/, X-SAMPA: /r\I"li:s/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

release (plural releases)

1. the event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms)
2. (software) The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be both public or private.
3. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).

   The video store advertised that it had all the latest "releases".

4. That which is released, untied or let go.

   They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.

Derived terms

• prerelease
• release notes
• release from requirement
• software release
• release process

Translations

event of setting free

• Irish: scaoil amach (ga)

• Swedish: frisläppande (sv) n, frigöring (sv) c
• Welsh: rhyddhau (cy)

software: distribution of a computer software product

• Czech: vydání (cs) n
• Danish: version (da), udgave (da)
• Finnish: julkaisu (fi)
• French: version (fr) f
• German: Version (de) f
• Greek: έκδοση (el) f (ékdosi)
• Hebrew: גרסה (he) (girsá) f
• Italian: versione (it) f

• Japanese: リリース (ja) (rirīsu)
• Polish: wersja (pl) f, wydanie (pl) n
• Portuguese: lançamento (pt) m, versão (pt)
• Russian: релиз (ru) (relíz) m 
• Spanish: versión (es) f
• Telugu: విడుదల (te) (viDudala)
• Vietnamese: phiên bản

product made recently available

• Danish: udgave (da)
• Finnish: uutuus (fi)
• German: Veröffentlichung (de) f
• Hebrew: כותר (he) (kotár) m

• Polish: nowość (pl) f
• Portuguese: lançamento (pt) m
• Spanish: lanzamiento (es) m

that which is released

• German: Freisetzung (de) f
• Greek: ελευθέρωση (el) f (elefthérosi), απελευθέρωση (el) f (apelefthérosi)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌ربوون

• Polish: wyzwolenie (pl) n, uwolnienie (pl) n
• Spanish: soltado (es) m, descargado (es) m
• Telugu: విడుదలైన (te) (vidudalaina)
• Vietnamese: sự thả

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Irish: scaoilteán (ga) m

Verb

release (third-person singular simple present releases, present participle releasing, simple past and past participle released)

1. To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.

   He released his grasp on the lever.

2. To make available to the public.

   They released the new product later than intended.

3. To free or liberate; to set free.

   He was released after two years in prison.

4. To discharge.

   They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.

5. (telephony) (of a call) To hang up.

   If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.

6. (soccer) To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity
   • 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, BBC:

     With the Gunners far too lightweight in midfield, Mikel Arteta dropped back into a deeper-lying role. This freed Yossi Benayoun to go further forward, a move that helped forge a rare Arsenal chance on 30 minutes when the Israeli released Van Persie, only for the Dutchman's snap-shot to be tipped around the post.

Antonyms

• hold

Translations

to let go (of)

• Afrikaans: los (af)
• Arabic: حرر (ar) (ħárrara)
• Armenian: արձակել (hy) (arjakel) 
• Chinese: 放出 (fàng chū)
• Czech: uvolnit (cs)
• Dutch: loslaten (nl)
• Finnish: irrottaa (fi)
• French: lâcher (fr), libérer (fr)
• German: loslassen (de)
• Hebrew: שחרר (he) (shikhrér)
• Hungarian: elenged (hu)
• Irish: scaoil (ga), scaoil amach (ga), scaoil de (ga)
• Italian: liberare (it)
• Japanese: 解放する (ja) (kaihō-suru), 放す (ja) (はなす, hanasu)

• Jèrriais: r'lâchi
• Korean: 석방하다 (ko) (seokbanghada)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌ردان

• Persian: رها کردن (fa)
• Portuguese: soltar (pt)
• Russian: отпускать (ru) (otpuskát’) 
• Spanish: liberar (es), soltar (es)
• Swedish: släppa (sv), lössläppa (sv)
• Telugu: అనుమతి (te) (anumati)
• Turkish: tahliye etmek (tr), bırakmak (tr)
• Vietnamese: thả (vi)
• Welsh: gollwng (cy)

to make available to the public

• Afrikaans: publiseer (af)
• Armenian: թողարկել (hy) (t'oġarkel) 
• Finnish: julkistaa (fi)
• German: veröffentlichen (de)
• Hebrew: הוציא לאור (he) (hotzí l'ór), הוציא לשוק (he) (hotzí l'shúk)

• Portuguese: lançar (pt)
• Spanish: lanzar (es)
• Swedish: släppa (sv), ge ut (sv)
• Vietnamese: phát hành (vi)

to free or liberate

• Afrikaans: verlos (af)
• Arabic: أطلق سراح (ar)
• Armenian: արձակել (hy) (arjakel) , ազատել (hy) (azatel) 
• Dutch: vrijlaten (nl)
• Finnish: vapauttaa (fi)
• German: freilassen (de)

• Irish: scaoil amach (ga)
• Italian: rilasciare (it)
• Portuguese: soltar (pt), liberar (pt)
• Spanish: liberar (es)
• Swedish: frige (sv)
• Vietnamese: thả (vi) (from prison), giải phóng (from oppression)

to discharge

• Armenian: արձակել (hy) (arjakel) , բաց թողնել (hy) (bac' t'oġnel) 
• Finnish: päästää (fi)
• German: freisetzen (de)
• Irish: scaoil (ga)

• Portuguese: liberar (pt)
• Telugu: విడుదల (te) (viDudala)
• Vietnamese: xả (vi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Telugu: విడుచు (te) (viDuchu), విడిపించు (te) (viDipiMchu)

Etymology 2

re- +‎ lease

Verb

release (third-person singular simple present releases, present participle releasing, simple past and past participle released)

1. (transitive) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Translations

to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back

• Italian: rilasciare (it)