ease

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The state of being able to do something without difficulty.

   She passed the exam with ease.

2. 2
   verb

   To make a pain, problem, or bad feeling less severe.

   The medicine helped to ease the pain in his back.

3. 3
   verb

   To move something slowly and carefully.

   He eased the car into the narrow parking space.

4. 4
   noun

   A comfortable, relaxed state free from worry or trouble.

   After retiring, they lived a life of ease.

Common collocations

• ease pain Verb + noun
• ease off Verb + adverb

From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise, aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, Italian agio and asio, Sicilian aciu and Portuguese azo. Sometimes ascribed to Vulgar Latin *āsia or *āsium, possibly from Latin ānsa (“handle, haft”) or Frankish *ansiju (“handle, loophole, eyelet; cup-handle; arms akimbo, elbow room”), but more often derived from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns (“adjacent, neighbouring”), present participle of adjaceō (“lie next to, border on”), though t…

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