libère

Libère is a form of the French verb libérer. It can function as the third-person singular present indicative form (il libère) or as the second-person singular imperative (libère), both conveying the sense of making someone or something free. The infinitive is libérer, and the past participle is libéré. The word refers to releasing from confinement, constraint, or oppression, but it can also mean to release into circulation or to unleash in a figurative sense.

Etymology and related forms: libérer derives from Latin liberare, meaning to free, itself related to liber "free" and to liberté in modern French. The root liber- appears in related terms such as liberté (liberty) and libération (liberation).

Usage and senses: the primary sense is to set someone or something free, for example libérer des otages (to free hostages) or libérer un détenu (to release a prisoner). It can also denote liberating space or resources, as in liberer des données (to release data) or liberer un potentiel (to unleash one’s potential) in a metaphorical sense. In historical or military contexts, liberer a country or city describes freeing it from occupation. The verb is transitive and typically requires a direct object.

Conjugation note: as a regular -er verb, its present tense forms are: je libère, tu libères, il/elle libère, nous libérons, vous libérez, ils/elles libèrent. Imperative forms are libère (tu), libérez (vous), or liberons (nous). The accent on the stem changes with endings, reflecting standard -er verb conjugation patterns.