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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

  1. adj Not under the control of someone else; not imprisoned or restricted.
  2. adj Costing nothing; available without payment.
  3. adj Not currently occupied or in use.
  4. verb To release someone or something from confinement or restriction.

loose — full definition

  1. adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
  2. adj Not precise, exact, or strict.
  3. verb To set free or release from restraint.

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