Free Definition
frē
freed, freeing, freer, frees, freest, freer 1
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
Characterized by or resulting from liberty.
Webster's New World
Not controlled by obligation or the will of another.
Felt free to go.
American Heritage
Not controlled by another country or political power; independent.
A free nation.
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adverb
In a free manner; without obstruction, burden, obligation, etc.
Webster's New World
Without cost or payment.
Webster's New World
With a favorable wind.
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verb
freed, freeing, frees
To make free, as from confinement or oppression.
Freed the slaves.
American Heritage
To relieve of a burden, obligation, or restraint.
A people who were at last freed from fear.
American Heritage
To make free.
Webster's New World
To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clear.
Free a path through the jungle.
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noun
frees
Freestyle.
American Heritage
(Australian rules football, Gaelic football) Abbreviation of free kick.
Wiktionary
Free transfer.
Wiktionary
(hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
Wiktionary
affix
Free of or from, exempt from, without.
Tax-free income.
Webster's New World
suffix
Free from; without.
Wiktionary
idiom
for free
- Without charge.
American Heritage
for free
- without cost or payments; gratis
Webster's New World
free and easy
- not constrained by formality or conventionality; informal; unceremonious
Webster's New World
free from
- lacking; without
- released or removed from
Webster's New World
free up
- to release, or make available, for use
to free up funds
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Free
- for free
- for free
- free and easy
- free from
- free up
- give (or have) a free hand
- make free with
- set free
- with a free hand
Origin of Free
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From Middle English fre, from Old English frēo, Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prei- (“to be fond of”), *prey-. Compare West Frisian frij, Dutch vrij, German frei, Danish fri.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English fre from Old English frēo V., from Middle English freen from Old English frēon to love, set free prī- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
The verb comes from Old English frēoġan.
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