relieved

relieved
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
greatly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, mightily (esp. BrE)
completely, totally (both esp. AmE)
almost
a little, slightly, etc.
clearly, obviously, visibly
secretly

I was secretly relieved when Tony said it was time to turn back.

PREPOSITION
at

We were greatly relieved at the news of their safe return.

Relieved is used with these nouns: ↑sigh

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  • relieved — adjective feeling happy because you are no longer worried about something: She looked immensely relieved when she heard this news. | relieved to see/hear/know sth: His mother was relieved to see him eating properly again. (+ that): I feel so… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Relieved — Relieve Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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