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freed

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈfɹid// UK //fɹˈiːd// freed

v. to release someone or something from a place or a situation where they were trapped or controlled. You use this when someone is let out of prison or when a difficult problem is finally solved.

v. to release from captivity, confinement, or a restrictive situation. Transitive; often used in the passive voice to describe the result of a legal or physical liberation.


SIMPLE

The judge freed the man after new evidence appeared.

CONTEXTUAL

Firefighters worked for over an hour to ensure they freed the driver from the crashed vehicle safely.

COMPLEX

The recent legislation effectively freed thousands of small business owners from the administrative burden of outdated tax reporting requirements.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; frequently followed by the preposition 'from'.

Pitfall

He was free from prisonHe was freed from prisonLearners often use the adjective 'free' when the past participle 'freed' is required to describe the action of being released.

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