release – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of release

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to release
Participle: released
Gerund: releasing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Irelease
yourelease
he;she;itreleases
werelease
yourelease
theyrelease

Perfect

Ihave released
youhave released
he;she;ithas released
wehave released
youhave released
theyhave released

Past

Ireleased
youreleased
he;she;itreleased
wereleased
youreleased
theyreleased

Pluperfect

Ihad released
youhad released
he;she;ithad released
wehad released
youhad released
theyhad released

Future

Iwill release
youwill release
he;she;itwill release
wewill release
youwill release
theywill release

Future Perfect

Iwill have released
youwill have released
he;she;itwill have released
wewill have released
youwill have released
theywill have released

Subjunctive

Present

Irelease
yourelease
he;she;itrelease
werelease
yourelease
theyrelease

Perfect

Ihave released
youhave released
he;she;ithave released
wehave released
youhave released
theyhave released

Imperfect

Ireleased
youreleased
he;she;itreleased
wereleased
youreleased
theyreleased

Pluperfect

Ihad released
youhad released
he;she;ithad released
wehad released
youhad released
theyhad released

Conditional

Present

Iwould release
youwould release
he;she;itwould release
wewould release
youwould release
theywould release

Perfect

Iwould have released
youwould have released
he;she;itwould have released
wewould have released
youwould have released
theywould have released

Imperative

yourelease
weLet's release
yourelease

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam releasing
youare releasing
he;she;itis releasing
weare releasing
youare releasing
theyare releasing

Perfect

Ihave been releasing
youhave been releasing
he;she;ithas been releasing
wehave been releasing
youhave been releasing
theyhave been releasing

Past

Iwas releasing
youwere releasing
he;she;itwas releasing
wewere releasing
youwere releasing
theywere releasing

Pluperfect

Ihad been releasing
youhad been releasing
he;she;ithad been releasing
wehad been releasing
youhad been releasing
theyhad been releasing

Future

Iwill be releasing
youwill be releasing
he;she;itwill be releasing
wewill be releasing
youwill be releasing
theywill be releasing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been releasing
youwill have been releasing
he;she;itwill have been releasing
wewill have been releasing
youwill have been releasing
theywill have been releasing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be releasing
youwould be releasing
he;she;itwould be releasing
wewould be releasing
youwould be releasing
theywould be releasing

Perfect

Iwould have been releasing
youwould have been releasing
he;she;itwould have been releasing
wewould have been releasing
youwould have been releasing
theywould have been releasing

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to give freedom to; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses
befree, deliver, disentangle, extricate, free, let go, let loose, liberate, loose, set free, turn loose, unleash
liberate
deliver, free, emancipate, loose, discharge, extricate, disengage
freedom
emancipation, liberation, discharge

Antonyms

to gain possession or control by force or stratagem
let go, liberate, rescue, capture, unhand
to keep under control
encourage, promote, provoke, curb, vent
to hold firmly, particularly with the hand
let go, grasp
liberate
bind, chain, confine, immure
freedom
bondage, captivity, imprisonment, confinement

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1297, "to withdraw, revoke," also "to liberate" (c.1300), from O.Fr. relaisser "to relinquish, quit, let go, leave behind," variant of relacher "release, relax," from L. relaxare (see relax). Meaning "relinquish, surrender" is recorded from 1390. Of press reports, attested from 1904; of motion pictures, from 1912; of music recordings, from 1962. As a euphemism for "to dismiss, fire from a job" it is attested in Amer.Eng. since 1904. The noun is attested from c.1315, from O.Fr. reles (12c.), a back-formation from relesser, relaisser.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Italic *wre-
4. Latin re-der.
5. Old French re-
6. Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-
7. Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós
8. Latin laxus
9. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
10. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
11. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
12. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
13. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
14. Proto-Italic *-ājō
15. Proto-Italic *-āō
16. Latin -ō
17. Latin laxō
18. Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
19. Vulgar Latin *lassicāre
20. Old French laschier
21. Old French relaschier
22. Old French relaisserbor.
23. Middle English relesen
24. English release
25. From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher). See: Old French 'relaisser'.

Verbs referencing "release"

Indonesian rilis.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] in those black sties ? — Every night. The watch is set at seven in the evening. The magistrate opens his court at five in the morning. That is the earliest hour at which the first prisoner can be released; and if an officer appear against him, he is not taken out till nine o’clock or ten.—But if any one among them die in the interval, as one man did, not long ago ? Then he is half-eaten by the rats [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] by blessings, comforts, good fortune—and thought how wide a gap it was, and how long those two years passed in solitary captivity would have been. I have the face of this man, who was going to be released next day, before me now. It is almost more memorable in its happiness than the other faces in their misery. How easy and how natural it was for him to say that the system was a good one; and that [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] which I looked, I seemed to see the same appalling countenance. It lives in my memory, with the fascination of a remarkable picture. Parade before my eyes, a hundred men, with one among them newly released from this solitary suffering, and I would point him out. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] high above them, like a whirlwind. It was amusing, too, when we had dined, and rattled down a steep pass, having no other moving power than the weight of the carriages themselves, to see the engine released, long after us, come buzzing down alone, like a great insect, its back of green and gold so shining in the sun, that if it had spread a pair of wings and soared away, no one would have had occasion, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the fatal night, not suffering, for every nerve of suffering was blunted and destroyed. He lay, for the most part, in a quiet stupor; for the laws of a powerful and well-knit frame would not at once release the imprisoned spirit. By stealth, there had been there, in the darkness of the night, poor desolated creatures, who stole from their scanty hours ’ rest, that they might repay to him some of those [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Yes, Sir. Why? The inmates here are desperate to be released, (Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha)
  • and release Mr Blesy, the main suspect ? What do I tell my children, her brothers and sisters ? (First Case)
  • See that small star on the floor? -Got it. -Touch it. It releases the vacuum seal, unlocks the chamber. (Borderline)