free
adjective
enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery.
freed
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past participleof free.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof free.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
freeadjectiveenjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery.
Example Sentences
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Venezuela freed dozens more political prisoners Friday, the government said, in a sign of progress in talks to reconcile the nation following Nicolas Maduro's ouster.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The lackluster performance of “Hearts and Bones” has freed him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But in 2020, Brambles was freed from prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He said a plan to prevent more prisoners from being freed long before the end of their sentences would be presented to Parliament in September.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The other major impediment, equally daunting as the compensation problem at first glance, even more so upon reflection, was the relocation of the freed slaves.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
