Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables: free up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (space or time) available.

Transitive verb

verb

To make (a person or resource) available.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Selling those old books freed up most of the spare room."
"You can free up space on your hard disk by deleting temporary files."
"If you're coming to visit for the weekend, I'll free up Saturday for you."
"It is understood that the reason for SWR accepting the 42 trains without them being ready for service was to free up space at the Derby depot and to protect cash flow."
"Retiring from work freed me up to write a novel."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

frees up (present, singular) freeing up (participle, present) freed up (participle, past) freed up (past)

Questions

What does free up mean?: To make (space or time) available.

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