緩(ゆる)める

ゆるめる
verb (ichidan)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 緩(ゆる)む (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present緩(ゆる)める緩(ゆる)めない
Present polite緩(ゆる)めます緩(ゆる)めません
Past緩(ゆる)めた緩(ゆる)めなかった
Past polite緩(ゆる)めました緩(ゆる)めませんでした
て form緩(ゆる)めて緩(ゆる)めなくて
ている present緩(ゆる)めている緩(ゆる)めていない
ている polite緩(ゆる)めています緩(ゆる)めていません
ている past緩(ゆる)めていた緩(ゆる)めていなかった
ている past polite緩(ゆる)めていました緩(ゆる)めていませんでした
Conditional ば緩(ゆる)めれば緩(ゆる)めなければ
Conditional たら緩(ゆる)めたら緩(ゆる)めなかったら
Volitional緩(ゆる)めよう—
Volitional polite緩(ゆる)めましょう—
Potential緩(ゆる)められる緩(ゆる)められない
Passive緩(ゆる)められる緩(ゆる)められない
Causative緩(ゆる)めさせる緩(ゆる)めさせない
Imperative緩(ゆる)めろ緩(ゆる)めるな
1. to loosen; to slacken; to make less tight
To reduce the tightness or tension of something physical, such as a belt, screw, or grip.
I loosened my necktie.
I loosened my belt by one notch.
After the meal, he sat down on the sofa, loosened his tie, and took a breather.
2. to relax; to ease; to let up on
To reduce the intensity or strictness of rules, vigilance, speed, or effort.
I slowed down.
There is a move to relax regulations.
If you let your guard down here, all your efforts so far will go to waste.

緩(ゆる)める is a transitive ichidan verb. The intransitive counterpart is 緩(ゆる)む (to become loose).

ASPECT (ている):
緩(ゆる)めている indicates the ongoing action of loosening, or a state where something has been loosened.

Common patterns

  • [object]を緩(ゆる)める (to loosen something)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 緩(ゆる)める: to loosen, to relax (general)
  • 弛(ゆる)める: to slacken (variant kanji, same reading)
  • 解(ほど)く: to untie, to undo (completely releasing a knot)