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- Dictionaryreprieve/rɪˈpriːv/
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" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a cancellation or postponement of a punishment: "he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve"
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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.
The meaning of REPRIEVE is to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner). How to use reprieve in a sentence.
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.
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 delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve. More Synonyms of reprieve
noun. a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death. a warrant granting a postponement. a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite. the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved.
1. a. The prevention or suspension of a scheduled or expected punishment. b. A court order or other official notification preventing or suspending a scheduled or expected punishment. 2. Temporary relief, as from danger or pain.
Definition of reprieve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily. American Heritage. Synonyms: respite. clemency. breather. pardon. delay. amnesty. absolve. postpone. defer. suspend. stay. relief.
1. If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled. [...] 2. A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place. [...] More. Conjugations of 'reprieve' present simple: I reprieve, you reprieve [...]
