relax
/rɪˈlæks/
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Translation
To become calm and let go of worry, or to stop being tight or tense.
Word origin
From Latin relaxare, meaning to loosen or make less tight.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- relaxare
- English cognates
- relax, release
Grammar
Verb typeregular (relax, relaxes, relaxed)
Examples
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"Relax" means to become calm and let go of worry.
bath whole .
"Relaxes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
weekend.
"Relaxed" is the past form of "relax".
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