release

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noun

1 freeing sb from prison, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ immediate

▪

There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release.

▪ imminent

▪ early

▪ unconditional

▪ supervised (AmE)

▪

On completing his prison sentence Smith will serve three years of supervised release.

VERB + RELEASE

▪ demand

▪

The outraged public demanded her release.

▪ grant sb

▪

He was granted early release.

▪ secure

▪

A public outcry secured her release from detention.

▪ negotiate

▪

He negotiated the release of American prisoners of war.

RELEASE + NOUN

▪ date

PREPOSITION

▪ release from

▪

his release from hospital

PHRASES

▪ release sb on bail, release sb on parole

2 freeing sb from an emotion, a pain, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ welcome

▪

She saw death as a welcome release from pain.

▪ emotional, sexual

VERB + RELEASE

▪ give (sb)

▪

Crying gave some emotional release.

▪ need

▪

Sometimes we just need some release from the pressure.

RELEASE + NOUN

▪ valve (figurative)

▪

Laughter is an important release valve for feelings of frustration.

PREPOSITION

▪ release from

PHRASES

▪ a feeling of release, a sense of release

▪ a release of tension

▪

All societies have social mechanisms for the release of tension.

3 book, film/movie, music, piece of news, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ latest, new, recent

▪ forthcoming, future, upcoming (esp. AmE)

▪

a publicity tour for the upcoming release of her autobiography

▪ previous, subsequent

▪ commercial

▪ official

▪ cinema (BrE), theatrical (AmE)

▪

The film never got a theatrical release but went straight to video.

▪ news, press

▪ album, book, film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE), record

▪ CD, DVD, video

VERB + RELEASE

▪ authorize

▪

The judge authorized the release of the information.

▪ demand

▪

The senator demanded the immediate release of the full report.

▪ announce

▪

He has announced the release of his new album.

▪ anticipate, await

▪

I am anxiously awaiting the release of the next volume.

▪ block, delay, prevent

▪

The controversy threatens to delay the movie's release.

RELEASE + VERB

▪ be out, come out

▪

The new CD releases will be out on Friday.

RELEASE + NOUN

▪ date, schedule

▪

Under the current release schedule, the series will be available on DVD early next year.

PREPOSITION

▪ release on

▪

I've been eagerly awaiting this film's release on DVD.

PHRASES

▪ in general release (AmE), on general release (BrE)

▪

The movie is already in/on general release.

▪

The film will go on general release in November.

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verb

1 allow sb to be free

ADVERB

▪ quickly

▪ immediately

▪ eventually, finally

▪ conditionally, unconditionally

PREPOSITION

▪ from

▪

She was released from prison last week.

PHRASES

▪ newly released, recently released

▪ release sb on bail, release sb on parole, release sb on licence (BrE, law), release sb on probation, release sb on their own recognizance (AmE, law)

▪

He was released on his own recognizance and could face up to four years in jail.

▪ release sb unharmed

▪

The hostages were released unharmed.

2 let sth go or escape

ADVERB

▪ accidentally

▪

The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.

▪ slowly

▪

The compound slowly releases iron into the bloodstream.

▪ quickly, suddenly

▪

The dam suddenly released millions of gallons of water.

▪

She laughed, the tension inside her suddenly released.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

▪

the gases that are released from spray cans

▪ into

▪

How much radiation was released into the air?

3 make sth available

ADVERB

▪ officially

▪

Figures to be officially released this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising.

▪ commercially, publicly

▪ theatrically (esp. AmE)

▪

The film was never released theatrically in the US.

▪ recently

▪ shortly, soon

▪

The new version is expected to be released shortly.

VERB + RELEASE

▪ refuse to

▪

Police have refused to release the name of the dead man.

▪ be expected to

▪

The committee is expected to release its findings this summer.

▪ plan to

▪

He's planning to release a solo album.

PREPOSITION

▪ in, on

▪

The book has not yet been released in paperback.

▪

The album has not been released on CD.

▪ to

▪

Details of the attack have not yet been released to the public.

PHRASES

▪ newly released, recently released

▪

newly released recordings

▪ originally released, previously released

▪

The album was originally released in 1974.

Release is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑gland, ↑picture

Release is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aggression, ↑album, ↑anger, ↑arrow, ↑asset, ↑balloon, ↑bomb, ↑brake, ↑breath, ↑bulletin, ↑button, ↑capital, ↑captive, ↑carbon dioxide, ↑catch, ↑CD, ↑chemical, ↑cloud, ↑clutch, ↑collection, ↑defendant, ↑disc, ↑document, ↑draft, ↑DVD, ↑edition, ↑egg, ↑emotion, ↑energy, ↑feeling, ↑figure, ↑film, ↑finding, ↑flavour, ↑flood, ↑fund, ↑game, ↑gas, ↑grip, ↑guideline, ↑hold, ↑hormone, ↑hostage, ↑information, ↑inmate, ↑key, ↑lever, ↑list, ↑memo, ↑model, ↑movie, ↑music, ↑news, ↑oxygen, ↑paper, ↑patch, ↑pedal, ↑photograph, ↑poll, ↑pollutant, ↑prisoner, ↑radioactivity, ↑recommendation, ↑record, ↑recording, ↑report, ↑result, ↑scent, ↑series, ↑sigh, ↑single, ↑statement, ↑statistics, ↑suspect, ↑tape, ↑tension, ↑title, ↑torrent, ↑track, ↑transcript, ↑update, ↑version, ↑video, ↑videotape