free
adjective
enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery.
freed
-
past participleof free.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
During this process, the laser's electric field drives the freed electron away from its parent atom before bringing it back.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The former wife of Zimbabwe's vice-president has been freed from remand after seven years while on trial for his attempted murder.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Krems argued in court that his client should be freed because his health is deteriorating in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Lawyers for Flores have argued that she should be freed from jail due to health concerns with her heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Captain Smith is freed and Master Archer is taken off the council.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
