"relax" meaning in English

See relax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈlæks/ Audio: en-us-relax.ogg [US] Forms: relax [canonical], relaxes [third-person, singular], relaxed [past], relaxed [past, participle], relaxing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|relax|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you relax, you stop working, worrying, etc., and you rest or have fun.
    Sense id: simple-relax-en-verb-LiFTQPd1
  2. If you relax a rule, you make it less strict.
    Sense id: simple-relax-en-verb-Hccb3N1U
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