自由になる

become free; be freed from

→ 自由だ

phrase Uncommon #19,141

become free; be freed from Means to become free from control, restrictions, obligations, or an unwanted situation. The exact form 自由になる is the plain nonpast form; in natural conversation, it is often conjugated, such as 自由になった (became free) or 自由になりたい (want to become free).

JA: 彼はその仲間から自由になるのに苦労した。

EN: He struggled to free himself from that group.

自由になる時間がほとんどないのよ。

I hardly have any free time.

自由になる日はすぐに来るだろう

The day when I'll be free will come soon.

— RRR (2022)

彼はその仲間から自由になるのに苦労した。

He had a hard time freeing himself from that group.

彼は自由になるお金を全部私にくれた。

He gave me all the money he had left over.