USUKgeneralneutralformal
- To dismiss a person from employment; to terminate someone's job or professional engagement.
USUKgeneralneutral
- To permit a person to leave, to release someone from custody or restraint, or to allow someone to depart.
- To end an interaction, for example by letting a caller end a phone call or allowing a visitor to go.
USUKgeneralinformalneutral
- To end a personal relationship or cease maintaining emotional attachment; to accept that someone will no longer be part of one's life.
- To emotionally release someone, allowing oneself to move on from the relationship.
USUKgeneralneutralinformal
- To fail to detain or catch someone who might otherwise have been held, thereby allowing them to escape or proceed.