HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › ease off
← Back to search

Meaning of ease off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

to reduce pressure; to become less serious

ambitransitive

Equivalents

Deutsch nachlassen
Polski rozmiękczać rozmiękczyć zelżeć
Tiếng Việt dịu

Examples

“You should ease off him a while, or he might get upset.”
“If you take this medicine, the pain should ease off after a few hours.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

ease one's mind ease oneself ease up eased off eased one's mind eased oneself

Learn this word in context

See ease off used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free