set free

• Jemanden oder etwas aus Gefangenschaft, Haft oder einer einschränkenden Situation befreien, sodass er oder es sich frei bewegen oder handeln kann. Auch: etwas von einer Belastung oder einem Zwang lösen.

To release someone or something from captivity, confinement, or a restrictive situation, allowing them to move or act without restraint.

1. Release from captivityB1formal

   To allow someone or something to leave a place where they have been confined or imprisoned.

   Freilassen

   • The prisoners were set free after the war ended.
   • The bird was set free from its cage.
   • The judge ordered the innocent man to be set free.

2. Liberate from controlB2formal

   To release someone or something from a restrictive situation, obligation, or influence.

   Befreien

   • The new law set free many small businesses from heavy regulations.
   • She felt set free after leaving her stressful job.
   • Education can set free the mind from ignorance.