Freed: meaning, definitions and examples

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freed

[ friːd ]

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legal

released from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression

Synonyms

emancipated, liberated, released

Examples of usage

All prisoners were freed from their cells.
The slaves were finally freed from their cruel masters.

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general

allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Synonyms

liberate, release, set free

Examples of usage

The key to the cage would free the bird.
The government promised to free the hostages.

Translations

Translations of the word "freed" in other languages:

🇵🇹 libertado

🇮🇳 मुक्त

🇩🇪 befreit

🇮🇩 dibebaskan

🇺🇦 звільнений

🇵🇱 uwolniony

🇯🇵 解放された

🇫🇷 libéré

🇪🇸 liberado

🇹🇷 serbest bırakıldı

🇰🇷 해방된

🇸🇦 محرر

🇨🇿 osvobozen

🇸🇰 oslobodený

🇨🇳 解放

🇸🇮 osvobojen

🇮🇸 leystur

🇰🇿 босатылған

🇬🇪 გათავისუფლებული

🇦🇿 azad edilmiş

🇲🇽 liberado

Word origin

The word 'freed' originated from the Middle English 'frede', meaning 'exempt from', which in turn came from the Old English 'freo', meaning 'free'. The concept of freedom has been essential to human societies throughout history, with various movements and revolutions fighting for the rights of individuals to be freed from oppression and injustice.