RELEASE (1)
16 / 03 / 2006
RELEASE (1): meaning and examples
Good morning,
Today we will answer a question from one of our readers, Christian:
"I would like to know the possible meanings for the word release, which I find quite difficult to understand in some sentences."
RELEASE
Meaning 1: (
verb; noun) to let someone (a person or an animal) leave a place where they have been kept.
Example 1
The state governor has decided to
release thirty prisoners from jail.
Example 2
Don't
release the dog from its leash (
correa). It's forbidden to do so.
Example 3
The kidnappers wanted $500,000 for the
release of their hostage.
You can sometimes hear this verb in songs. For example "
Please release me.". In this sense the verb means
I feel imprisoned by you. Please let me go."
Tomorrow we will look at other meanings of
release.
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