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- DictionaryRe·prieve/rəˈprēv/
verb
- 1. cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death): "under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved"
noun
- 1. a cancellation or postponement of a punishment: "he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve"
1. a. To prevent or suspend the punishment of (someone, especially a convicted criminal). b. To prevent or suspend (a punishment). 2. To bring relief to: The rain reprieved us from the noise of the construction machinery. v.intr. To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.
to provide something or someone with an escape from a bad situation or experience, especially to delay or stop plans to close or end something: The threatened hospitals could now be reprieved.
A reprieve is a break in or cancellation of a painful or otherwise lousy situation. If you're being tortured, a reprieve is a break from whatever's tormenting you. For some, a night at the opera is a night of punishing boredom during which the only reprieve is the intermission.
reprieve something to officially cancel or delay plans to close something or end something. 70 jobs have been reprieved until next April. Definition of reprieve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
May 3, 2024 · reprieve in British English. (rɪˈpriːv ) verb (transitive) 1. to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death ) 2. to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm. the government has reprieved the company with a huge loan. noun.
a delay before something bad happens. Campaigners have won a reprieve for the hospital threatened with closure. Definition of reprieve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
something that happens to stop a bad situation. reprieve. verb [ T ] (Definition of reprieve from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of reprieve. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指對死刑的）撤銷令，緩刑令, 暫時解救, 暫時緩解… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指对死刑的）撤销令，缓刑令, 暂时解救, 暂时缓解… See more. in Spanish.
