ease, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

ease (eases 3rd person present) (easing present participle) (eased past tense & past participle )

1 If you do something with ease, you do it easily, without difficulty or effort.
♦ with ease phrase PHR after V (Antonym: difficulty) ...the ease with which young people could find work.

2 n-uncount 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.
N of n
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3 n-uncount Ease is the state of being very comfortable and able to live as you want, without any worries or problems. (=comfort)
She lived a life of ease.

4  verb If something unpleasant eases or if you ease it, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity.
Tensions had eased...  V
I gave him some brandy to ease the pain.  V n
...editorials calling for the easing of sanctions.  V-ing

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.
I eased my way towards the door...  V way prep/adv
She eased back into the chair and nodded...  V prep/adv
He eased his foot off the accelerator...  V n prep/adv
Leaphorn eased himself silently upward...  V pron-refl adv/prep
I eased open the door.  V n with adj

6 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.
♦ at ease phrase v-link PHR, PHR after v
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 If you are ill at ease, you feel rather uncomfortable, anxious, or worried.
♦ ill at ease  phrase usu v-link PHR, PHR after v, oft PHR with n
He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him.  ease off  phrasal verb If something eases off, or a person or thing eases it off, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity.
These days, the pressure has eased off...  V P
Kelly eased off his pace as they reached the elevator.  V P n (not pron), Also V n P ease up

1 phrasal verb If something eases up, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity.
The rain had eased up... V P

2 phrasal verb If you ease up, you start to make less effort.
He told supporters not to ease up even though he's leading in the presidential race... V P

3 phrasal verb If you ease up on someone or something, your behaviour or attitude towards them becomes less severe or strict.
INFORMAL Officials have eased up on the press restrictions. V P on n