Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ease up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: ease up
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become more relaxed or less demanding.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To reduce one's speed.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I suggest that you ease up a bit at work. You're getting stressed out."
"You should ease up on your son. You're putting too much pressure on him."
"He came hurtling round the corner, but quickly eased up when he saw Jane standing there."
"As we swung through Hatfield in just over six hours from Edinburgh, the day was all but won, and Tappin eased up completely."

Usage

Inflected Forms

eases up (present, singular) easing up (participle, present) eased up (participle, past) eased up (past)

Synonyms

ease off let up slacken off flag move over give way give yield

Questions

What does ease up mean?: To become more relaxed or less demanding.

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