relax

Definition

Examples

After a long week, many employees like to relax at the beach.

Word Family

Synonyms

• unwindreverse the winding or twisting of
• resta cessation of work or movement to recover strength
• decompressrestore to its uncompressed form

Collocations

• Easy relax on the sofa
  to relax on the sofa, meaning to become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• Medium take time to relax after a long project
  to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding time to relax after a long project
• Hard relax regulatory barriers for foreign direct investment
  to relax regulatory barriers for foreign direct investment, meaning to become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• Very Hard never relax one's vigil against complacency
  describing never relax one's vigil against complacency (not ever; at no time in the past or future)