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# relaxed

adjective; verb (past of relax: relax, relaxes, relaxed, relaxing)

«relaxed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Relaxed means calm and not worried or tense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#m1)
2. A relaxed place or rule is easy-going and not strict. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#m2)
3. Relaxed is the past of relax: to rest, become calm, or make muscles less tight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#m3)

### In the lessons

In lessons about feelings, being relaxed is the opposite of being stressed or worried; breathing slowly helps you feel relaxed. In PE, relaxed muscles help you stretch. Phrases: «feel relaxed», «relaxed atmosphere», «relaxed about».

### Examples

- I feel relaxed after a warm bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x1)
- The holiday was very relaxed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x2)
- She relaxed on the sofa with a book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x3)
- Take deep breaths to feel relaxed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x4)
- Our teacher is relaxed about uniform on sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x5)
- The cat lay relaxed in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x6)
- He relaxed his grip on the rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x7)
- She gave another pull, but relaxed her hold, fancying that there was a rumbling sound right beneath her feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/#x8)

### Note

Compare: relaxed (how you feel) vs relaxing (what makes you feel that way): «a relaxing bath makes me relaxed». Opposites: tense, stressed, worried.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «relaxed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relaxed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relaxed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relaxed.html) on Mova free.