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To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain. / To make available to the public. / To free or liberate; to set free. / To discharge. / (telephony) (of a call) To hang up.

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Source Word

release

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɪˈliːs/

Verb

intransitive

To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain. / To make available to the public. / To free or liberate; to set free. / To discharge. / (telephony) (of a call) To hang up.

Japanese Meaning

（手から）放す；（保持や収容状態をやめる） / 公開する；公にする / 解放する；自由にする / （エネルギーや電気を）放出する；放電する / （電話で）通話を切る

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She decided to release her hold on the past and move forward.

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彼女は過去を手放して前に進むことにした。

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Sense（1）

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

He released his grasp on the lever.

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Sense（2）

To make available to the public.

They released the new product later than intended.

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Sense（3）

To free or liberate; to set free.

He was released after two years in prison.

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Sense（4）

To discharge.

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

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Sense（5）

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

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

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Sense（6）

(law) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.

Sense（7）

To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.

punishments inflicted and released

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Sense（8）

(soccer) To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity

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.

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