"ease off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: eases off [present, singular, third-person], easing off [participle, present], eased off [participle, past], eased off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ease off (third-person singular simple present eases off, present participle easing off, simple past and past participle eased off)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) to reduce pressure; to become less serious Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-ease_off-en-verb-TQvEm4fs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

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