Collocations for "relieve"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "relieve" in context.
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relieve
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- relieve [pain, an itch, a sore throat, a cough, the symptoms]
- [treatment, pills, medicine] to relieve the [pain]
- this [should, might, will] relieve your [pain]
- relieved by [the good news, her arrival, the sight]
- relieve the [pressure, weight, load] (on)
- a [device, instrument, machine] that relieves [pressure]
- relieve [stress, anxiety, worries]
- [therapy, a workshop, treatment, medicine] to relieve [stress]
- good [for, at] relieving [stress]
- [should, will] relieve you of the [need, urge, desire] to
- relieved of his [duties, responsibilities, obligations]
- relieved him of his [duties]
- relieved from [duty, service]
- the [captain, pitcher, striker] was relieved
- relieving himself [against a wall, against a tree, in public]
'relieve' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):