free

CEFRA1

/fɹiː/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not controlled, limited, or forced to do something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Unconstrained., Generous; liberal.

Examples

  • A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.

  • Are you free on Saturday? We're having a barbecue.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /fɹɪj/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Unconstrained., Not imprisoned or enslaved.

  2. Not imprisoned or enslaved.

  3. Generous; liberal.

More examples

In context

  • He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.

  • He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.

  • He's very free with his money.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English fre, from Old English frēo, frēoh, frī, friġ, frīoh (“free”), from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (“beloved, not in bondage”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“pleased, loved”), from *preyH- (“to please; to love”). Related to friend. cognates, etc Germanic cognates include Scots fre (“free”), North Frisian frai, frei, fri, Frii (“free”), Saterland Frisian fräi (“free”), West Frisian frij (“free”), Dutch vrij (“free”), German frei (“free”), Low German free (“free”), Luxembourgish fräi (“free”), Vilamovian frȧj (“free”), Yiddish פֿרײַ (fray, “free”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish fri (“free”), Faroese fríur (“free”), Goth...