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setting free

setting free is the present participle and gerund of set free.

Meaning of set free

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

Questions about setting free

What is setting free the present participle and gerund of?
Setting free is the present participle and gerund of set free.

Words near setting free in the dictionary

  1. setting fire upon
  2. setting foot
  3. setting forth
  4. setting forward
  5. setting forwards
  6. setting free
  7. setting in
  8. setting in motion
  9. setting in stone
  10. setting in train
  11. setting light

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