Freed
friːd
Definitions
2 meaningsTo release someone or something from confinement, captivity, or control.
friːd
To release from confinement or control.
The prisoners were freed from their cells.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're playing with a puppy on a leash. When you take the leash off, you've freed the puppy! It's now able to run around and play freely.
👶 For kids: To let someone or something go so they can be free.
More Examples
The company freed up a lot of resources by automating the process.
She finally freed herself from the emotional baggage of the past.
How It's Used
"The slaves were freed after the Civil War."
"He freed the bird from its cage."
Being in a state of having been liberated.
friːd
Released from something.
The freed slaves established a new community.
💡 Simply: When something is 'freed', it has been made free. Imagine you're freed from chores. That is, you don't have to do them anymore.
👶 For kids: Something that is let go.
More Examples
The freed bird flew high into the sky.
How It's Used
"The freed prisoners celebrated their release."
From Old English *frēod* (past tense of *frēon* 'to free'), from Proto-Germanic *fri-jōnaną* (to love, to free). Related to the word 'free'.
Used in historical texts to describe the liberation of people, slaves, or things from restraint.
Memory tip
Think of a bird being released from a cage – freed from its restrictions.
Word Origin
"to release from restraint, to make free"