noun, verb
noun [U]
1 lack of difficulty:
He passed the exam with ease. * The ease with which she learns languages is astonishing. * This computer is popular for its good design and ease of use. * All important points are numbered for ease of reference (= so that you can find them easily).
2 the state of feeling relaxed or comfortable without worries, problems or pain:
In his retirement, he lived a life of ease.
IDIOMS
(stand) at ease used as a command to soldiers to tell them to stand with their feet apart and their hands behind their backs
compareATTENTIONn.(5)
at (your) ease relaxed and confident and not nervous or embarrassed:
I never feel completely at ease with him. * She was at her ease straight away in the new job.
put sb at (their) ease to make sb feel relaxed and confident, not nervous or embarrassed:
Try to put the candidate at ease by being friendly and informal.
moreatILLadj., MINDn.
Part of speech: verb
1 to become or to make sth less unpleasant, painful, severe, etc:
[VN] This should help ease the pain. * The plan should ease traffic congestion in the town. * It would ease my mind (= make me less worried) to know that she was settled. * [V] The pain immediately eased.
2 [+adv./prep.] to move, or to move sb/sth, slowly and carefully:
[V] He eased slowly forwards. * [VN] She eased herself into a chair. * He eased off his shoes.
3 [VN] to make sth easier:
Ramps have been built to ease access for the disabled.
4 to make sth or to become less tight and more relaxed:
[VN] Ease your grip on the wheel a little. [also V]
5 to become or make sth lower in price or value
SYNREDUCE:
[V] Share prices eased back from yesterday's levels. [also VN]
PHRASALVERBS
ease into sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for ease is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is ease a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ease is tagged as verb.
Does ease appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — ease appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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