ease

🇺🇸 /iːz/ 🇬🇧 /iːz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
noun
C1

no difficulty

The numbers help with ease of finding information.

R

feeling relaxed and comfortable

He enjoyed a life of ease after retiring.

verb
C1

to become or make less bad

This medicine will ease the pain.

C1

to make easier

Ramps were added for ease of wheelchair access.

R

to move slowly and gently

She moved with ease into the chair.

R

to make or become less tight

Ease your hold for more comfort.

R

to become or make lower in price

Prices eased, bringing ease to shoppers.

translation

n. no difficulty; feeling relaxed and comfortable
v. to become or make less bad; to make easier; to move slowly and gently; to make or become less tight; to become or make lower in price

Word Forms

3rd Present eases
Progressive easing
Past eased
Perfect eased
Plural eases