loslaten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- free adj Not under the control of someone else; not imprisoned or restricted.
- loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
- release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- unleash verb To release from a leash or restraint.
Senses
loslaten is used for these senses in English:
- free (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.
- let go (intransitive, with of, and, transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
- loose (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
- loose (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
- release (transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
- relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
- relinquish (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
- relinquish (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
free — full definition
- adj Not under the control of someone else; not imprisoned or restricted.
- adj Costing nothing; available without payment.
- adj Not currently occupied or in use.
- verb To release someone or something from confinement or restriction.
loose — full definition
- adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
- adj Not precise, exact, or strict.
- verb To set free or release from restraint.
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