befree
befree · befrees · befreed · befreeing
To make or set free; liberate; deliver; releaseTo make or set free; liberate; deliver; release.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To make or set free; liberate; deliver; release.
Origin
From Middle English *befreen, *bifreen, from Old English befrēoġan (“to free, liberate”);From Middle English *befreen, *bifreen, from Old English befrēoġan (“to free, liberate”); equivalent to be- + free. Cognate with West Frisian befrije (“to liberate”), Dutch bevrijden (“to liberate, deliver”), German befreien (“to set free, liberate”), Swedish befria (“to liberate, free, deliver”).
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Forms
befrees, befreeing, befreed, befreedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle