set free



set someone or something free (from something)

to release someone or something from something. The commando set the secret agent free from the prison. Who set the chickens free from their pens? At last, he set himself free from the inhibitions that held him back.
See also: free, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarciaMAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Torborg-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
RaleighRAW-leeEnglish
LennartLE-nahrt (Low German)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Low German, Dutch
BonifÁC-Czech, Hungarian
AidanAY-dənIrish, Scottish, English (Modern)