"release" meaning in English

See release in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈliːs/ Audio: en-us-release.ogg [US] Forms: release [singular], releases [plural]
Etymology: re- + lease(to lease again) Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|lease}} re- + lease Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. In software, a version of something that is put up for sale or that the public can use.
    Sense id: simple-release-en-noun-269rXzJC
  2. That which is released, untied or let go.
    Sense id: simple-release-en-noun-YnK-zOpX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈliːs/ Audio: en-us-release.ogg [US] Forms: release [canonical], releases [third-person, singular], released [past], released [past, participle], releasing [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + lease(to lease again) Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|re|lease}} re- + lease Head templates: {{verb|releas|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone releases something, they let go of it; they stop holding it and set it free (let it be free).
    Sense id: simple-release-en-verb-voIw0jDK
  2. Someone releases something when they put it out into the world (discharge it).
    Sense id: simple-release-en-verb-z2knkMgM
  3. A company releases something when they let the public start using it.
    Sense id: simple-release-en-verb-NaFOJ8K9
  4. To lease again; to agree to a new lease of; to let back, sublet or rent again.
    Sense id: simple-release-en-verb-pezVb5KW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with re-
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