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set free

set free verb: to release, to free, to give freedom to.

Verb

set free (third-person singular simple present sets free, present participle setting free, simple past and past participle set free)

  1. (transitive) To release, to free, to give freedom to.
    • "Well, you can tell Nan that she won't marry Peter Mallory with my consent. I'll never set her free to be another man's wife."1921, Margaret Pedler, chapter 36, in The Moon Out Of Reach
    • Send it, send it / Just like it came to me / I'm gonna set it free / Send it, send it / You've got to let it go / Open up a window1977, Ashford & Simpson, “Send It”, in Send It

set free meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam and Kannada

set free in Tamil

விடு, விடுதல்

set free in Marathi

to release, to free, to give freedom to
सोडवणे soḍavṇe

set free in Malayalam

to release, to free, to give freedom to
സ്വതന്ത്രമാക്കുക svatantramākkuka

set free in Kannada

ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡು, ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರವಾಗಿರಲು ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡು
More languagesFewer languages
set free in Sanskrit
मुञ्चति muñcati
set free in Arabic
حَرَّرَ ḥarrara

Synonyms of set free

Forms of set free

third-person singular presentsets free
present participlesetting free
past participleset free
pastset free

Questions about set free

What does set free mean?
Set free means to release, to free, to give freedom to.
What is set free in Tamil?
Set free in Tamil is விடு, விடுதல். See Set free meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is set free?
Set free is a verb.
What is the past tense of set free?
The past tense of set free is set free.

Words near set free in the dictionary

  1. set foot on land
  2. set for life
  3. set forth
  4. set forward
  5. set forwards
  6. set free
  7. set function
  8. set functions
  9. set in
  10. set in motion
  11. set in one's ways

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