at ease
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at ease
Where it comes from
From Middle English at ese, calque of Old French a eise, from a (“at”) + eise (“ease”).
phrase
- Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense. Into the trees / Past meadow grounds / And further away from my home / Baying behind me / I hear the hounds / Flock's chasing to find me alone / A trail of sickness / Leading to me / If I am haunted / Then you will see / Searching the darkness / And emptiness / I'm hiding away from the sun / Will ne
- In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention.
- Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation. At this command, the soldiers will carry their firelocks as they please, as prescribed in the soldier's drill, No 120, and are no longer required to march with the same step, or to observe silence ; the files will march at ease ; but they will be careful not to confuse the ranks, and the front rank
interjection
- A command to be at ease. At ease, privates!
Translations
Every language
prep_phrase free of anxiety
| Español | a gusto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 安心 anshin |
| 中文 | 放心 fàngxīn, 安心 ānxīn, 安逸 ānyì, 舒適 /舒适 shūshì, 自在 zìzai |
| Português | à vontade |
| Français | à l'aise |
| Deutsch | bequem, gemütlich, unbefangen, ohne Tritt |
| Italiano | riposo, rilassato, a proprio agio |
| Ελληνικά | ημιανάπαυση imianápafsi |
| Русский | рассла́бленный rassláblennyj, споко́йный spokójnyj, непринуждённый neprinuždjónnyj |
prep_phrase military: in a relaxed position
| Español | en descanso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 稍息 shàoxī |
| Português | à vontade, descansar! |
| Français | repos |
| Deutsch | rührt euch, rühren |
| Română | pe loc repaus |
| Русский | вольно volʹno |
prep_phrase (military) allowed to refrain from rigid formation
| Español | en descanso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 稍息 shàoxī |
| Português | descansar! |
| Français | repos |
| Deutsch | ohne Tritt |
Talk about this word "at ease." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/at%20ease. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. at ease. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/at%20ease "at ease." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/at%20ease.Cite this
@misc{at_ease_2026,
title = {at ease},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20ease},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
