relax

relax is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈlæks/

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Verb

Plain form relax

Third-person singular relaxes

Past tense relaxed

Past participle relaxed

Present participle relaxing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you relax, you stop working, worrying, etc., and you take a rest or have fun.

   People come here to relax, have a beer, and talk with friends.

   If you don't relax your shoulders, you'll have a sore neck.

2. (transitive) If you relax a rule, you make it less strict.

   The king relaxed the laws that the people protested against.

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