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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After 16 months in prison—and a global campaign for his release—Evan was finally freed in August 2024, in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Underground church leader Jin Mingri was freed two months after Trump's request.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
That, too, may feel inadequate and potentially perilous—would Clancy be freed in just a few years?
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Mason eventually petitioned for her freedom in court and was freed in 1856 along with several members of her family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
As the bull started toward us, I ran down the towline, loosened the buckles, and freed all of the dogs.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
