relieve
/rɪˈliːv/verb
उच्चारण रिलीव
(दर्द, तनाव) कम करना, राहत देना
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[T] ~ sth
to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain
(दर्द, तनाव) कम करना, राहत देना
- This tablet will relieve the headache.
- A short walk relieves stress.
- Cold water helped relieve the pain in her foot.
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- The news relieved our worries about her safety.
- A warm bath relieves tired muscles.
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[T] ~ sb (of sth)
to free somebody from a duty or a burden; to take something away from somebody
(कर्तव्य या बोझ से) मुक्त करना; (किसी से कुछ) ले लेना
- The new guard relieved him at midnight.
- The thief relieved her of her purse.
- The nurse was relieved at eight by the night shift.
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- The minister was relieved of his duties after the scandal.
- A friend relieved me of my heavy bag at the station.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
relieve + pain / stress / symptoms
Relieve takes a direct object such as pain, stress, boredom or symptoms, meaning to make it less severe.
'Relieve' के बाद सीधा कर्म आता है, जैसे pain, stress, boredom, और इसका अर्थ उसे कम करना है।
- This tablet will relieve your headache.
- Music helps to relieve stress.
relieve sb of + noun
Relieve someone of a burden or duty means to take it away from them. The preposition is of, not from.
किसी को बोझ या ज़िम्मेदारी से 'relieve' करने का अर्थ उसे उससे मुक्त करना है। Preposition 'of' है, 'from' नहीं।
- The new clerk relieved Radhika of some of her work.
- He was relieved of his duties.
be relieved + that / to-infinitive
Be relieved is an adjective of feeling. It takes that-clause or to-infinitive and about for a topic: relieved to hear, relieved about the result.
'Be relieved' भाव बताने वाला विशेषण है। इसके बाद that-clause, to-infinitive या विषय के लिए 'about' आता है।
- We were relieved to hear that the train had not been cancelled.
relieve sb (take over from)
Relieve can also mean to take over a duty from someone, as a guard, nurse or driver does at the end of a shift.
'Relieve' का अर्थ शिफ्ट के अंत में किसी से ड्यूटी सँभालना भी है, जैसे गार्ड, नर्स या चालक करते हैं।
- The night guard relieved the day guard at six.
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relieve + noun (feeling)
painstresstensionboredomanxiety
- A walk in the park relieves tension.
relieve + noun (burden)
pressurecongestionsufferingpovertythe burden
- The new flyover will relieve congestion on the road.
relieve sb of + noun
a dutya posta burdencommandresponsibility
- The captain was relieved of his command.
adverb + relieved
greatlymightilyvisiblygenuinelyimmensely
- She was visibly relieved after the interview.
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- The cold wind relieved the heat of the afternoon.
ठंडी हवा ने दोपहर की गर्मी से राहत दी।
- I was relieved to find my wallet in the bag.
बैग में अपना बटुआ मिलने पर मुझे राहत मिली।
- The government sent trucks to relieve the flood-hit villages.
सरकार ने बाढ़-प्रभावित गाँवों को राहत पहुँचाने के लिए ट्रक भेजे।
- The doctor was relieved of duty after a long shift.
लंबी शिफ्ट के बाद डॉक्टर को ड्यूटी से मुक्त कर दिया गया।
- A quick joke relieved the tense atmosphere in the class.
एक छोटे मज़ाक ने कक्षा के तनावपूर्ण वातावरण को हल्का कर दिया।
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✗ He was relieved from his duties.
✓ He was relieved of his duties.
Relieve someone of a duty takes of in standard British usage.
मानक British प्रयोग में 'relieve someone of a duty' में 'of' आता है।
✗ She was relieved with the news.
✓ She was relieved at the news.
Relieved takes at, or by, before the news that caused the feeling.
भाव का कारण बताने वाली खबर से पहले 'relieved' के साथ 'at' या 'by' आता है।
✗ She is relieving about the result.
✓ She is relieved about the result.
Use the past participle relieved to describe a feeling, not the -ing form.
भाव बताने के लिए past participle 'relieved' आता है, -ing रूप नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
relieve or relief?
Relieve is the verb, spelt -ieve. Relief is the noun, spelt -ief: 'The medicine gave him relief.' The same pattern: believe/belief, grieve/grief.
Relieve verb है, जिसकी spelling -ieve है। Relief noun है, जिसकी spelling -ief है, जैसे 'The medicine gave him relief'। यही pattern believe/belief और grieve/grief में है।
§Grammar and usage
Relieve sb of sth.
'relieve sb of sth' आता है।