Meaning

1 senses
  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.

    To address the climate crisis, we need to break free of our addiction to fossil fuels.

Examples

28 sentences
  1. I can't break free.

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  2. Tom struggled to break free.

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  3. She was able to break free.

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  4. The truth will break you free.

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  5. Can we ever break free from fate?

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

breaks free, breaking free, broke free, broken free
Base formbreak free · to break free
3rd person singularbreaks free
Present participlebreaking free
Past simplebroke free
Past participlebroken free

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybreak free
he, she, itbreaks free

Past simpleLesson

all personsbroke free

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave broken free
he, she, ithas broken free

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill break free

Word family

1 related words
Relatedemancipate

See also

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