free (Meaning)
free (n)
people who are free
free (v)
grant freedom to; free from confinement
relieve from
remove or force out from a position
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
make (information) available for publication
free from obligations or duties
free or remove obstruction from
let off the hook
part with a possession or right
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
make (assets) available
free (a)
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
not held in servitude
free (s)
costing nothing
not occupied or in use
not fixed in position
not taken up by scheduled activities
completely wanting or lacking
not literal
free (r)
without restraint
free (superl.)
Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty.
Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty.
Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master.
Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go.
Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will.
Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent.
Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative.
Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money.
Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of.
Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy.
Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse.
Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of.
Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school.
Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift.
Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a government, institutions, etc.
Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage.
Privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren.
Not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells.
free (adv.)
Freely; willingly.
Without charge; as, children admitted free.
free (a.)
To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, etc.; to release; to disengage; to clear; -- followed by from, and sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be freed of these inconveniences.
To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of.
To frank.
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free Sentence Examples
- The public can enjoy free admission to the museum on Tuesdays.
- The organization provides free legal assistance to underprivileged individuals.
- The software has a free trial period of 30 days.
- The website offers a free course on programming for beginners.
- The event will be free and open to all ages.
- The newspaper has a special free section for job listings.
- The internet has made it possible to access free information from anywhere in the world.
- The charity provides free meals to homeless people.
- The government offers free healthcare to citizens below the poverty line.
- The company offers free delivery for orders over a certain amount.
FAQs About the word free
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The public can enjoy free admission to the museum on Tuesdays.
The organization provides free legal assistance to underprivileged individuals.
The software has a free trial period of 30 days.
The website offers a free course on programming for beginners.
