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отпусти́ть — meaning in English

otpustit

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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.

Senses

отпусти́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • cut someone loose (idiomatic) To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • release (transitive) To free or liberate; to set free.
  • set free (transitive) To release, to free, to give freedom to.

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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