No. 5,320 in Russian
освободили
"Released" or "freed."
In a sentence
На прошлой неделе они освободили всю территорию.
Last week, they liberated the entire territory.
This sentence uses "освободили" in the sense of freeing or liberating a physical area from occupation.
Учитель освободили мне время, чтобы я мог подготовиться к тесту.
The teacher freed up some time for me so that I could prepare for the test.
This sentence demonstrates the use of "освободили" in the context of freeing or making available resources such as time.
Сотрудники освободили стол от ненужных бумаг.
The employees cleared the desk of unnecessary papers.
Here, "освободили" is applied to indicate the action of emptying or clearing a space of unwanted items.
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