ease off in English

Forms: eases off [present, singular, third-person], easing off [participle, present], eased off [participle, past], eased off [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ease off (third-person singular simple present eases off, present participle easing off, simple past and past participle eased off)

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      "form": "eases off",
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    {
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    {
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        {
          "text": "You should ease off him a while, or he might get upset.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "If you take this medicine, the pain should ease off after a few hours.",
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        "to reduce pressure; to become less serious"
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        "(transitive, intransitive) to reduce pressure; to become less serious"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ease off"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eases off",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "easing off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eased off",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eased off",
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      ]
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          "text": "If you take this medicine, the pain should ease off after a few hours.",
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        "to reduce pressure; to become less serious"
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"ease off" meaning in English

Verb