# relieved

Pronunciation: say "ri-LEEVD" /ɹɪˈliːvd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling or showing relief after a worry, fear, or discomfort has gone away.
   - Simple: Feeling calm and happy because something hard or worrying has ended.
   - _Everyone looked relieved once the storm passed without causing any damage._
   - _The relieved parents hugged their child the moment she stepped off the bus._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of relieve. — simple past and past participle of relieve
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of relieve. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Backup officers relieved the night patrol just before sunrise._
   - _The new treatment relieved much of her chronic pain._

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