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go free

go free verb: to go or travel where one wishes; to not be kept in custody or confinement.

Verb

go free (third-person singular simple present goes free, present participle going free, simple past went free, past participle gone free)

  1. (idiomatic) To go or travel where one wishes; to not be kept in custody or confinement.
  2. Synonym of walk free.
    Synonyms:
    walk free

Synonyms of go free

Forms of go free

third-person singular presentgoes free
present participlegoing free
pastwent free
past participlegone free

Origin of go free

From Middle English gon free, from Old English gān frīġne.

Questions about go free

What does go free mean?
Go free means to go or travel where one wishes; to not be kept in custody or confinement.
What part of speech is go free?
Go free is a verb.
What is the past tense of go free?
The past tense of go free is went free.

Words near go free in the dictionary

  1. go for the kill
  2. go for the throat
  3. go for your life
  4. go forth
  5. go forth and multiply
  6. go free
  7. go from 0 to 100
  8. go from bad to worse
  9. go from strength to strength
  10. go from zero to hero
  11. go fuck oneself

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