- ease
- [[t]i͟ːz[/t]]
♦♦♦eases, easing, eased1) PHRASE: PHR after V If you do something with ease, you do it easily, without difficulty or effort.
Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease.
...the ease with which young people could find work.
Ant:2) N-UNCOUNT: N of n If you talk about the ease of a particular activity, you are referring to the way that it has been made easier to do, or to the fact that it is already easy to do.For ease of reference, only the relevant extracts of the regulations are included.
...the camera's ease of use in manual mode.
3) N-UNCOUNT Ease is the state of being very comfortable and able to live as you want, without any worries or problems.She lived a life of ease.
Syn:4) V-ERG If something unpleasant eases or if you ease it, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity.Tensions had eased...
The heavily falling snow had eased...
[V n] I gave him some brandy to ease the pain.
[V-ing] ...editorials calling for the easing of sanctions.
5) VERB If you ease your way somewhere or ease somewhere, you move there slowly, carefully, and gently. If you ease something somewhere, you move it there slowly, carefully, and gently.[V way prep/adv] I eased my way towards the door...
[V prep/adv] She eased back into the chair and nodded...
[V n prep/adv] He eased his foot off the accelerator...
[V pron-refl adv/prep] Leaphorn eased himself silently upward...
[V n with adj] I eased open the door.
6) PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.It is essential to feel at ease with your therapist...
Both men were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn or her companions at their ease.
7) PHRASE `At ease' or `Stand at ease' is an order given to a group of soldiers to stand with their feet apart and their hands behind their backs.At ease, Sergeant. This is completely informal.
8) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR, PHR after v, oft PHR with n If you are ill at ease, you feel rather uncomfortable, anxious, or worried.He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him.
Phrasal Verbs:- ease off- ease up
English dictionary. 2008.
