Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #690 of 1319

relieved (adj.)

freed from worry

Examples

  • I'm relieved it's over.

Key rules

  • Relieved means glad that a worry has gone
  • Relieved to hear, relieved that
  • Relief is the noun

Common mistakes

  • I was relieving → I was relieved
💡 Tip: Expressing relief // Describing good news // Describing feelings
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able to be used or obtained

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to stay away from

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a helpful result