to free
- verb
- /friː/
- The rescue team worked tirelessly to free the trapped miners from the collapsed mine.
- free prisoners
- free slaves
- free women
How many people can we free in our time here?
- How many people can we free in our time here?
- But I find that that has freed me to do these things.
- And he also said we must free ourselves.
- Well, he got so, IE freed all the slaves.
- So he's going to purge them, free them from all evil.
- What matters is that they free us from this assumption.
- So many people, they're not able to free themselves from that ego.
- So I'm just going to free clasp it really quick.
- And then she said the moment I was freed, it dawned on me.
- And he recently nailed Sam Bagman, freed from S.
Examples
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First, we free the hostages.
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You 'll need help to free your men.
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How many people can we free in our time here?
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And he also said we must free ourselves.
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The prisoner cannot free himself or herself.
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I came here to free all of the slaves, not one.
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Once we're on the march, we'll free every slave in every town and village.
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The only way out is to free your hand and ankle from the shackles.
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The mining of shale gas in the United States freed up LNG shipments to Europe, depressing prices.
Academic text (2011) -
After hours of negotiation, the officials managed to free the hostages held by the armed group.
Synonyms
To let someone or something go free from being held
Allow someone or something to leave a place
To let a person or animal go after keeping them in a place where they could not leave
Set someone free from prison or unfair control
Make someone or something free of an unwanted thing
Make a skill, chance, or secret become available
To let something go free or make it less tight
To set someone free from unfair control or rules so they have equal rights
Free a person or thing from something that traps them
To have fun and act without control, or to remove someone from their job
Set something free from being held or controlled
To free someone from a difficult or confusing situation
Remove chains and other things that hold someone so they are free
Free someone or something from limits and control
To free a person or thing from a difficult situation
To free someone or something from limits so they can act more freely
To come away from something it was stuck to
To make something less tight or set something free
To free something by letting go of ties or limits
To make something less tight or free it from something holding it
Antonyms
Idioms
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Phrasal Verbs
To let a person or animal go after keeping them in a place where they could not leave
Have permission to leave a place where you were kept, usually after being arrested or accused
Compounds
- Formal
The right to say what you think in public without the government stopping you
- Archaic
Countries with non-communist governments that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War
A system where private businesses compete and the market sets prices with little government control
- Literature
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Informal
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Specialized
A computer program with its code available that you can use, change, and share without paying
- Specialized
A small unstable atom or molecule that can damage body cells by reacting with them
- NSFW
Sex between people who are not married, often part of a belief in sexual freedom
- Specialized
A kick given to a team after the other team breaks a rule, taken without nearby opponents
- Specialized
An area near a port where companies store goods for export without paying customs duties
A person who supports trade between countries without import taxes or other barriers
A way of eating that avoids foods with gluten for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance
Supporting a system where private businesses compete with little government control
- Formal
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
- Specialized
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
Armed forces and political movement led by Charles de Gaulle who resisted German occupation in World War II
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
- Specialized
A way of saying the first thought that comes to your mind to find hidden feelings
- Specialized
An electron not attached to an atom that can move freely and carry electricity
- Specialized
A number used in brain and computer models to measure surprise and guide learning
- Archaic
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
- Specialized
A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
- Specialized
A number calculated from data that does not need the data's distribution to be known
- Specialized
A way a flower ovary holds the parts that make seeds on a central column without inner walls
- Specialized
A tiny part of the skin that sends signals about pain and temperature
- Formal
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
- Specialized
A white blood cell that moves in the blood and eats germs or dead cells
A former 19th century US party that opposed slavery spreading into western lands
How Released
- Formal
- Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Free as a verb comes from the old idea of making someone 'not bound' or 'not in captivity', the action of letting them go. So to free someone is to release them from confinement or being stuck.