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breaks free

breaks free is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break free.

Meaning of break free

Verb

break free (third-person singular simple present breaks free, present participle breaking free, simple past broke free, past participle broken free)

  1. To liberate oneself; to free oneself; to become free (from or of something or someone).
    • During the storm, the boat broke free from its moorings.

Questions about breaks free

What is breaks free the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks free is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break free.

Words near breaks free in the dictionary

  1. breaks down
  2. breaks down to brass tacks
  3. breaks edge
  4. breaks even
  5. breaks fast
  6. breaks free
  7. breaks from
  8. breaks gates
  9. breaks ground
  10. breaks in
  11. breaks into

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