"be rid of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: is rid of [present, singular, third-person], being rid of [participle, present], was rid of [past], been rid of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> rid of}} be rid of (third-person singular simple present is rid of, present participle being rid of, simple past was rid of, past participle been rid of)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To be free of or released from a troublesome or undesirable object or person. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-be_rid_of-en-verb-iKig9DOj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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