loslassen — meaning in English

English meaning

• loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
• release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
• unleash verb To release from a leash or restraint.

Senses

loslassen is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• let loose (transitive, idiomatic) To free; to release from restraint.
• let oneself go (idiomatic) To relax and enjoy oneself without restraint.
• 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.
• trade away (transitive) To relinquish, to yield.
• unleash (transitive) To free from a leash, or as from a leash.

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.

release — full definition

1. verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
2. verb To make something available to the public, such as a product, film, or piece of information.
3. noun The act of setting something or someone free.

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