relieved
re‧lieved /rɪˈliːvd/
adjective
feeling happy because you are no longer worried about something ⇨ relief
greatly/immensely/extremely etc relieved
She looked immensely relieved when she heard the news.
relieved to see/hear/know something
His mother was relieved to see him happy again.
relieved (that)
I felt relieved that Ben would be there.
A relieved smile spread over his face.
■ adverbs
▪greatly/hugely relieved I was greatly relieved when he agreed.
▪extremely/immensely relieved We're all immensely relieved that the ordeal is over.
▪mightily relieved (=greatly relieved) He was mightily relieved when they won.
▪obviously/clearly/visibly relieved She was obviously relieved to have escaped.
▪somewhat/rather relieved (=fairly relieved – often used when someone is actually very relieved) I was somewhat relieved to hear the wine was £20, not £200 a bottle.
■ verbs
▪feel relieved She was tired, and felt relieved when they all decided to go.
▪sound/look relieved Jen looked relieved to see me.
re‧lieved /rɪˈliːvd/
adjectivefeeling happy because you are no longer worried about something ⇨ relief
greatly/immensely/extremely etc relieved
relieved to see/hear/know something
relieved (that)
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