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adjective
- 1. able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another: "I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free"
- 2. not or no longer confined or imprisoned: "the researchers set the birds free" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. without cost or payment: "ladies were admitted free" Similar Opposite
- 2. with the sheets eased: "I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had all square forward"
verb
- 1. release from confinement or slavery: "they were freed from jail" Similar Opposite
- 2. remove something undesirable or restrictive from: "his inheritance freed him from financial constraints" Similar
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FREE definition: 1. not limited or controlled: 2. relaxed and informal: 3. costing nothing, or not needing to be…. Learn more.
a. : relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome. free from pain. a speech free of political rhetoric. often used in combination. error-free. b. : not bound, confined, or detained by force. The prisoner is now free.
a. Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance: a healthy animal, free of disease; people free from need. b. Not subject to a given condition; exempt: income that is free of all taxes. 4. a. Not bound by convention or the rules of form: a free artistic style. b. Not literal or exact: a free translation. 5. a.
Someone or something that is free is not restricted, controlled, or limited, for example by rules, customs, or other people.
Free definition: enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery. See examples of FREE used in a sentence.
Something that costs nothing is free. We can also say that someone is free of pain, which means they have none. This word has many meanings. On Mondays, admission to some museums is free — there's no charge. Often, people say the best things in life are free, usually meaning love and friendship. We live in a free country, which means we have ...
Definition of free adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FREE definition: 1. able to live, happen, or exist without being controlled by anyone or anything: 2. not costing…. Learn more.
Verb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. freer, freest, freer 1. Not under the control of some other person or some arbitrary power; able to act or think without compulsion or arbitrary restriction; having liberty; independent. Webster's New World. Not imprisoned or confined. Walked out of prison a free man; set the birds free. American Heritage.
make available. to make somebody/something available for a particular purpose. free somebody/something (for something) We freed time each week for a project meeting. free somebody/something up (for something) The government has promised to free up more resources for education.