Betekenis van relieve In het Nederlands

• 0 to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong:

  • She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.

  • She relieved her boredom at home by learning how to type.

  • New toll roads could help relieve congestion on other routes.

• 1 to provide relief for a bad situation or for people in need:

  • emergency food aid to help relieve the famine

  • I'm on duty until 2 p.m. and then Peter is coming to relieve me.

  • An armoured battalion was sent to relieve the besieged town.

• 2 polite word for urinate :

  • He proceeded to relieve himself against a tree.

• 3 to make something bad or painful less severe:

  • The addition to the school will relieve overcrowding.

  • She was given morphine to relieve the pain.

• 4 to arrive or come in order to take the place of another person:

  • The guard is relieved at 6 p.m. by the night watchman.

• 5 to take action to improve a difficult situation:

  • If China and other Asian economies let their currencies rise, this will relieve pressure on the euro.

  • The campaign has fallen short of its goal of relieving the burden of unsustainable debt on the poorest countries.

  • relieve a burden/strain

  • relieve congestion/overcrowding Opening the route to truckers would relieve congestion on other roadways.