felt at ease

felt at ease
feel comfortable, feel relaxed

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • felt comfortable — felt at ease, felt relaxed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ease — ease1 [i:z] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: aise comfort ] 1.) with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it = ↑easily ▪ They won with ease. ▪ The security codes could be broken with relative ease . ▪ I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ease — 01. He [eased] into his chair after a long day of work. 02. In some parts of the world, dried shark brain is used to [ease] labor pains, and prevent tooth decay. 03. Felicita helped [ease] Victor s headache by massaging his neck. 04. He is such a …   Grammatical examples in English

  • at ease — or[at one s ease] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. In comfort; without pain or bother. * /You can t feel at ease with a toothache./ 2. or[at one s ease] Comfortable in one s mind; relaxed, not troubled. Often used in the phrase put at ease or put at one… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at ease — or[at one s ease] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. In comfort; without pain or bother. * /You can t feel at ease with a toothache./ 2. or[at one s ease] Comfortable in one s mind; relaxed, not troubled. Often used in the phrase put at ease or put at one… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ill at ease — adjective socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner awkward and reserved at parties ill at ease among eddies of people he didn t know was always uneasy with strangers • Syn: ↑awkward, ↑uneasy • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • be ill at ease — to feel anxious or embarrassed. He always felt a little ill at ease with strangers. (often + with) The girl behind the bar looked ill at ease in her uniform. (sometimes + in) …   New idioms dictionary

  • ill at ease — worried and uncomfortable. The old gentleman obviously felt ill at ease while he waited to have his hair cut. Opposite of: at ease …   New idioms dictionary

  • at ease — at one s ease she felt completely at ease in their mountain retreat Syn: relaxed, calm, serene, tranquil, unworried, contented, content, happy; comfortable …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • feel — feel1 [ fil ] (past tense and past participle felt [ felt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 have emotion/feeling ▸ 2 think particular way ▸ 3 touch to learn something ▸ 4 notice something (touching) ▸ 5 be affected by something ▸ 6 give someone a feeling ▸ 7 try… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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