FREED
What does "FREED" mean?
Past tense of free: released from confinement, control, or obligation.
Meanings
- Released someone or something from captivity, restraint, or bondage. The proclamation freed millions held in slavery.
- Disentangled or made available something that was stuck or occupied. Clearing the cache freed up several gigabytes of memory.
Word origin
Past tense of 'free', from Old English 'freon' to set free or love, from 'freo' free, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning dear or beloved — kin and the free were once one idea.
Remember it
FREED is FREE with a D for Done — the door is already open.
A little poem
The cage door swings, the latch undone,
but the bird sits still on the rusted bar -
freedom is a thing you learn to want.
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What it teaches
Being freed and being free are different days; one is given, the other is practiced.
Quick facts
What does FREED mean?
Past tense of free: released from confinement, control, or obligation.
Is FREED a valid word?
Yes — FREED is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FREED?
FREED has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FREED come from?
Past tense of 'free', from Old English 'freon' to set free or love, from 'freo' free, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning dear or beloved — kin and the free were once one idea.
What can FREED teach us?
Being freed and being free are different days; one is given, the other is practiced.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.