Phrase guide

at ease

intj · prep_phrase · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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intj

Meaning 1

A command to be at ease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • At ease, privates!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: easygoing, laid-back

Antonyms: none provided

3

prep_phrase

Meaning 3

In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: marching

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

prep_phrase

Meaning 4

Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: marching

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English at ese, calque of Old French a eise, from a (“at”) + eise (“ease”).

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 稍息 (shāoxī) — command to be at ease
  • Czech: pohov — command to be at ease
  • Danish: rør — command to be at ease
  • Korean: 열중쉬어 (yeoljungswieo) — command to be at ease
  • Pannonian Rusyn: вольно (volʹno) — command to be at ease
  • Persian: راحت باش! (râhat bâš!) — command to be at ease
  • Polish: spocznij — command to be at ease
  • Russian: вольно! (volʹno!) — command to be at ease
  • Tajik: озод! (ozod!) — command to be at ease
  • Catalan: a gust — free of anxiety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 放心 (fàngxīn) — free of anxiety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安心 (ānxīn) — free of anxiety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安逸 (ānyì) — free of anxiety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舒適 /舒适 (shūshì) — free of anxiety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自在 (zìzai) — free of anxiety
  • Czech: v klidu — free of anxiety
  • Finnish: rauhassa — free of anxiety
  • Finnish: kaikessa rauhassa — free of anxiety
  • French: à l'aise — free of anxiety
  • Galician: relaxado — free of anxiety
  • German: bequem — free of anxiety
  • German: gemütlich — free of anxiety
  • German: unbefangen — free of anxiety
  • German: ohne Tritt — free of anxiety
  • Greek: ημιανάπαυση (imianápafsi) — free of anxiety
  • Hungarian: nyugodt — free of anxiety
  • Italian: riposo — free of anxiety
  • Italian: rilassato — free of anxiety
  • Italian: a proprio agio — free of anxiety
  • Japanese: 安心 (anshin) — free of anxiety
  • Māori: whakatakupe — free of anxiety
  • Māori: māhorahora — free of anxiety
  • Māori: mahuru — free of anxiety
  • Portuguese: à vontade — free of anxiety
  • Russian: рассла́бленный (rassláblennyj) — free of anxiety
  • Russian: споко́йный (spokójnyj) — free of anxiety
  • Russian: непринуждённый (neprinuždjónnyj) — free of anxiety
  • Spanish: a gusto — free of anxiety
  • Tagalog: nakatayok — free of anxiety
  • Tagalog: tayok — free of anxiety
  • Turkish: rahat — free of anxiety
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稍息 (shàoxī) — military: in a relaxed position
  • Danish: rør — military: in a relaxed position
  • Finnish: lepoasennossa — military: in a relaxed position
  • Finnish: levossa — military: in a relaxed position
  • Finnish: lepo — military: in a relaxed position
  • French: repos — military: in a relaxed position
  • Galician: descanso — military: in a relaxed position
  • German: rührt euch — military: in a relaxed position
  • German: rühren — military: in a relaxed position
  • Hungarian: pihenj — military: in a relaxed position
  • Irish: ar áis — military: in a relaxed position
  • Māori: whakapītau — military: in a relaxed position
  • Polish: spocznij — military: in a relaxed position
  • Portuguese: à vontade — military: in a relaxed position
  • Portuguese: descansar! — military: in a relaxed position
  • Romanian: pe loc repaus — military: in a relaxed position
  • Russian: вольно (volʹno) — military: in a relaxed position
  • Spanish: en descanso — military: in a relaxed position
  • Swedish: manöver — military: in a relaxed position
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稍息 (shàoxī) — (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation
  • Finnish: omaan tahtiin — (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation
  • French: repos — (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation
  • German: ohne Tritt — (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation
  • Irish: ar áis — (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation
  • Portuguese: descansar! — (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation
  • Spanish: en descanso — (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation