relieved

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈliːvd/

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Adjective

relieved (comparative more relieved, superlative most relieved)

1. Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.

   She was extremely relieved when the lesson finished.

   • 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [1]

     In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge, leaving the youngster clearly relieved to see referee Stark wave away Montenegro's appeals.

Derived terms

• relievedly

Translations

alleviated

• American Sign Language: B@Sternum-PalmDown-B@Chest-PalmDown B@Trunk-PalmDown-B@Abdomen-PalmDown
• Catalan: alleujat (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 安心的, 宽慰的, 欣慰的

• Czech: uklidněný, ulevený
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: huojentunut
• French: soulagé (fr)
• Portuguese: aliviado (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: (+ dative) laknuti (sh)
• Swedish: lättad (sv)

Verb

relieved

1. simple past and past participle of relieve