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released

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈɫist// UK //ɹɪlˈiːsd// re·leased

v. to let something or someone go free, or to make a product available for the public to buy or see. You use this when a prisoner leaves jail or a band puts out a new song.

v. to set free from confinement or restraint; to make a product, recording, or information available to the public. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the entity being freed or published.


SIMPLE

The studio released the new movie on Friday.

CONTEXTUAL

After months of testing, the software company finally released the update to all users worldwide.

COMPLEX

The government released the classified documents only after a lengthy legal battle, revealing details that had been hidden from the public for decades.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In the context of products or news, it is frequently used in the passive voice.

Pitfall

The movie was release yesterdayThe movie was released yesterdayLearners often forget the -ed ending when using the word in the passive voice or as a past participle.

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