free
Meaning of free
adjective
- 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
a free choice
- not or no longer confined or imprisoned.
the researchers set the birds free
police were forced to let him walk free
- not subject to engagements or obligations.
she spent her free time shopping
- not subject to or affected by (something undesirable).
our salsas are free of preservatives
- given or available without charge.
free healthcare
- using or expending something without restraint; lavish.
she was always free with her money
- (of literature or music) not observing the normal conventions of style or form.
- (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction to the side or aft of a vessel.
- without cost or payment.
ladies were admitted free
- with the sheets eased.
I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had all square forward
- release from confinement or slavery.
they were freed from jail
- remove something undesirable or restrictive from.
his inheritance freed him from financial constraints
free your body of excess tension
- make available for a particular purpose.
we are freeing management time for alternative work
Old English frēo (adjective), frēon (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vrij and German frei, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by friend.
combining form, suffix- free of or from.
smoke-free
tax-free
Information about free
- The plural form of free is: frees.
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Hyphenation of free
free
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- free is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
free synonyms
Meaning complimentary:
complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous
Meaning detached:
Meaning spare:
Meaning loose:
Meaning liberate:
liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
Meaning rid:
Meaning dislodge:
Meaning exempt:
Meaning release:
Meaning discharge:
Meaning disengage:
Meaning absolve:
Meaning unblock:
Meaning not confined to a limited space:
Meaning not bound or tied up:
Meaning not fastened or knotted:
Meaning remove the chains fastening or securing (someone or something):
Meaning release or free from a tether:
Meaning not chained or shackled:
Meaning unrestrained or uninhibited:
Meaning not restrained or restricted:
Meaning (of a loan) made without an asset given as security:
Meaning (of a building, seat, etc.) not being occupied or used:
Meaning characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate:
Meaning (of a person) avoiding work; lazy:
Meaning (of a person) not otherwise occupied; free to do something:
Meaning in the absence of:
Meaning without:
Meaning (before a number) below zero; negative:
Meaning showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected:
Meaning (of a person) very generous or extravagant:
Meaning given or giving without restraint; unsparing:
Meaning providing love or other emotional support; caring:
Meaning characterized by or displaying great generosity:
Meaning giving generously:
Meaning generously given or giving; bountiful:
Meaning relating to the assistance of those in need:
Meaning lacking restraint in spending money or using resources:
Meaning spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant:
Meaning set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions:
Meaning save, rescue, or set someone or something free from:
Meaning undo or unfasten (something that is tied or tied up):
Meaning release from a restraining or inhibiting force:
Meaning release from shackles, chains, or other physical restraints:
Meaning release from a cage:
Meaning release (a dog) from a leash:
Meaning release (an offender) from the legal consequences of an offence or conviction, and often implicitly from blame:
Meaning cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death):
Meaning remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from:
Meaning set free:
Meaning release from slavery; set free:
Meaning specify as excluded from a category or group:
Meaning release (someone) from a duty or requirement:
free antonyms
Meaning imprisoned or confined:
Meaning (of a building, seat, etc.) being used by someone:
Meaning not able to be used or obtained; not at someone's disposal:
Meaning costing a lot of money:
Meaning keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time):
Translation of free
- Spanish: gratuito, gratis, gratuita, libre, dejar, liberar, soltar, desprovisto, desprovista, liberarse, exceptuar, eximir, descargar
- French: gratuit, gratis, libre, libérer, dépourvu, décharger, dispenser, dégager
- German: umsonst, kostenlos, gratis, kostenfrei, unentgeltlich, frei, freilassen, loslassen, mangelnd
- Portuguese: gratís, livre, soltar, libertar, liberar
- Italian: gratuito, gratis, libero, liberare, rilasciare, affrancare, sprovvisto, mancante, liberarsi, sbarazzarsi, esonerare, esentare, scaricare, svincolare
Anagrams of free
Words that rhyme with free
Free, zafree, Godfree, carefree, troublefree, wirefree, zaffree, watchfree, ifree, folkfree, germfree, ransomfree, enfree, unfree, winfree, overfree, rfree, waterfree, Fosfree, sfree, thoughtfree, snowfree
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