free of

Frequency: 7.215.6 per million words

to relieve someone of a duty or responsibility

freefree + PREPOSITION

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of

Examples (10)

  • He had finally been freed of his responsibilities.
  • The new policy will free managers of routine approvals.
  • Her promotion freed her of weekend shifts.
  • Can we free the interns of the filing duty for today?
  • The court order freed him of the obligation to pay alimony.
  • This automation frees our team of manual reporting, at last.
  • Volunteers stepped in and freed the coach of scheduling tasks.
  • By delegating, she hopes to free herself of administrative chores.
  • The settlement freed the company of any liability.
  • If approved, the amendment would free local councils of several statutory duties.