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Etymology [edit]
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.
Pronunciation [edit]
A sign advertising
free beer (obtainable without payment).
A "buy one get one
free" sign at a flower stand (obtainable without additional payment).
This food product is labelled "fat
free", meaning it contains no fat.
Adjective [edit]
free (comparative freer, superlative freest)
- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
- a free man
- Obtainable without any payment.
- The government provides free health care.
- (by extension, chiefly advertising slang) Obtainable without additional payment, as a bonus given when paying for something else.
- Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!
- Unconstrained.
- He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted
- (mathematics) Unconstrained by relators.
- The free group on three generators
- (mathematics, logic) Unconstrained by quantifiers.
- z is the free variable in "
".
- Unobstructed, without blockages.
- The drain was free.
- Not in use
- You can sit on this chair; it's free.
- Without obligations.
- free time
- (software) With very few limitation on distribution or improvement.
- OpenOffice is free software.
- Without; not containing (what is specified).
- We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.
- I would like to live free from care in the mountains.
- (programming) Of identifiers, not bound.
- (botany, mycology) Not attached; loose.
- In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 7
- Furthermore, the free anterior margin of the lobule is arched toward the lobe and is often involute […]
- (of a morpheme) That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
- (software) Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.
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Translations [edit]
not imprisoned
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- Kurdish:
- Kurmanji: azad (kmr), serbest (kmr), rizgar (kmr)
- Sorani: ئازاد (ku) (AzAd), ڕزگار (ku) (RizgAr)
- Latin: līber (la) m
- Latvian: brīvs (lv) m
- Limburgish: vrie (li)
- Lithuanian: laisvas (lt) m, laisva (lt) f
- Low German: frii (nds), fri (nds)
- Luxembourgish: fräi (lb)
- Macedonian: слободен (mk) (slóboden)
- Malay: bebas (ms)
- Malayalam: സ്വതന്ത്രം (ml) (svathanthram)
- Norwegian: fri (no)
- Novial: liberi
- Occitan: liure (oc)
- Old English: frēo (ang), frēolic (ang)
- Persian: آزاد (fa) (āzād), رها (fa) (rahā)
- Polish: wolny (pl)
- Portuguese: livre (pt) m and f
- Romanian: liber (ro) m, slobod (ro)
- Russian: свободный (ru) (svobódnyj), вольный (ru) (vól’nyj)
- Sanskrit: मुक्त (sa) (mukta), स्वतन्त्र (sa) (svatantra)
- Scottish Gaelic: saor (gd)
- Serbo-Croatian: slobodan (sh) m
- Sindhi: آزاد (sd) (āzād)
- Slovak: slobodný (sk)
- Slovene: svoboden (sl) m
- Spanish: libre (es)
- Swahili: huru (sw)
- Swedish: fri (sv)
- Telugu: విడుదల (te) (vidudala)
- Turkish: özgür (tr)
- Ukrainian: вільний (uk) (vilʹnyj) m
- Urdu: آزاد (ur) (āzād), سوتنتر (ur) (svatantra)
- Welsh: rhydd (cy)
- West Frisian: frijlitten (fy), frij (fy)
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obtainable without payment
- Afrikaans: verniet (af), gratis (af)
- Albanian: falas (sq)
- Amharic: ነፃ (am)
- Armenian: անվճար (hy) (anvtshar)
- Azeri: ödənişsiz (az), pulsuz (az)
- Bambara: gansan (bm)
- Burmese: အခမဲ့ (my) (əkʰa̰ mḛ)
- Catalan: de franc (ca), gratuït (ca), gratis (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: trad. 免費的, simpl. 免费的 (miǎnfèi de)
- Czech: bezplatný (cs) m, volný (cs) m
- Danish: gratis (da), fri (da)
- Dutch: gratis (nl), kosteloos (nl), kosteloze (nl), verniet (nl) (Flanders)
- Esperanto: senkosta (eo), senpaga (eo)
- Estonian: tasuta (et)
- Finnish: ilmainen (fi), maksuton (fi)
- French: gratuit (fr), gratis (fr)
- Georgian: უფასო (ka) (up'aso)
- German: umsonst (de), gratis (de), kostenlos (de)
- Greek: δωρεάν (el) (doreán) (adverb)
- Ancient: δωρεάν (doreán)
- Hebrew: חינם (he) (khinám), חופשי (he) (khofshí)
- Hindi: मुफ़्त (hi) (muft)
- Hungarian: ingyenes (hu)
- Icelandic: frír (is) m, ókeypis (is)
- Ido: gratuita (io)
- Indonesian: gratis (id), bebas biaya (id)
- Interlingua: gratis (ia), gratuite (ia)
- Irish: saor (ga), saor in aisce (ga)
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- Italian: gratuito (it), gratis (it)
- Japanese: 無料 (ja) (むりょう, muryō), ただ (ja) (tada)
- Korean: 무료의 (ko) (muryo-ui (無料)), 공짜(의) (ko) (gongjja(ui))
- Kurdish:
- Kurmanji: belaş (kmr), bêpare (kmr), bedewa (kmr), herwe (kmr)
- Sorani: بهلاش (ku) (balAsh)
- Latvian: bezmaksas (lv), brīvs (lv)
- Lithuanian: nemokamas (lt) m
- Macedonian: бесплатен (mk) (bésplaten)
- Malay: gratis (ms), percuma (ms)
- Malayalam: സൌജന്യം (ml) (soujanyam)
- Norwegian: gratis (no)
- Persian: رایگان (fa) (râygân), مفت (fa) (moft), مجانی (fa) (majjâni)
- Polish: darmowy (pl), bezpłatny (pl)
- Portuguese: grátis (pt), gratuito (pt), de graça (pt)
- Romanian: gratis (ro), gratuit (ro)
- Russian: бесплатный (ru) (besplátnyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: saor (gd)
- Serbo-Croatian: besplatan (sh), besplatno (sh), džaba (sh)
- Sindhi: مفت (sd)
- Slovene: zastonj (sl)
- Spanish: gratis (es), gratuito (es)
- Swahili: bure (sw)
- Swedish: gratis (sv), fri (sv), kostnadsfri (sv)
- Telugu: ఉచితము (te) (ucitamu)
- Turkish: bedava (tr), ücretsiz (tr)
- Ukrainian: безкоштовний (uk) (bezkoštovnyj) m
- Welsh: yn rhad ac am ddim (cy), di-dâl (cy)
- West Frisian: fergees (fy), frij (fy)
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unconstrained
- Albanian: pafre (sq)
- Amharic: ነፃ (am)
- Arabic: حر (ar) (Hurr) m
- Armenian: առանց (hy) (arranc‛)
- Azeri: sərbəst (az)
- Bambara: hɔrɔn (bm)
- Catalan: lliure (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: trad. 自由的, simpl. 自由的 (zìyóu de)
- Czech: volný (cs) m
- Danish: fri (da)
- Dutch: vrij (nl), los (nl), loslopend (nl)
- Esperanto: libera (eo)
- Estonian: vaba (et), prii (et)
- Finnish: vapaa (fi), rajoittamaton (fi)
- French: libre (fr)
- German: frei (de), ungebunden (de)
- Greek: ελεύθερος (el) (eléftheros) m, ανεμπόδιστος (el) (anembódistos) m
- Hebrew: פנוי (he) (panúy)
- Ido: libera (io)
- Interlingua: libere (ia), franc (ia)
- Irish: saor (ga), scaoilte (ga)
- Old Irish: sóer
- Italian: libero (it) m
- Japanese: 自由 (ja) (じゆう, jiyū)
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mathematics: unconstrained
unobstructed
- Albanian: lirë (sq) (i/e)
- Azeri: maneə törədilməmiş (az)
- Catalan: lliure (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: trad. 通暢的, simpl. 通畅的 (tōngchàng de), trad. 順暢的, simpl. 順畅的 (shùnchàng de)
- Czech: volný (cs) m
- Dutch: vrij (nl), vrije (nl), open (nl)
- Esperanto: libera (eo)
- Estonian: piiramatu (et), takistamatu (et)
- Finnish: auki (fi) (adverb), aukinainen (fi), avoin (fi), esteetön (fi), selvä (fi)
- French: libre (fr)
- German: frei (de)
- Greek: ελεύθερος (el) (eléftheros) m, ανεμπόδιστος (el) (anembódistos) m
- Hebrew: פנוי (he) (panúy)
- Ido: libera (io)
- Interlingua: libere (ia), franc (ia)
- Italian: libero (it) m
- Japanese: そのままの (ja) (sonomamano)
- Jèrriais: libre m and f
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software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement
mycology: not attached to the stipe
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- Albanian: (i/e) lirë (sq), pa (sq)
- Serbo-Croatian: oslobođen (sh), pušten (sh)
- German: entlassen (de), befreit (de), frei von (de)
- Indonesian: bebas (id), (1) merdeka (id), gratis (id), (2) cuma-cuma (id), bebas (id), merdeka (id), (5) gratis (id), cuma-cuma (id), tanpa (id), kosong (id)
- Interlingua: libere (ia)
- Italian: senza (it)
- Lithuanian: (3) be (lt), (4) neribotas (lt)
- Low German: leddig (nds), ledig (nds)
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- Occitan: (1,3) liure (oc), (2) dobèrt (oc), (5) gratis (oc), (5) gratuït (oc)
- Serbo-Croatian: slobodan (sh) (1), besplatan (sh) (5)
- Slovak: slobodný (sk), bezplatný (sk), (1) slobodný (sk), (1, 2, 4) voľný (sk), (5) bezplatný (sk)
- Swedish: fri (sv), lös (sv), släppt (sv)
- Tamil: இலவசம் (ta) (ilvacam)
- Volapük: libik (vo), livik (vo)
- West Frisian: frijlitten (fy), befrijt (fy)
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Adverb [edit]
free (comparative more free, superlative most free)
- Without needing to pay.
- I got this bike free.
- (obsolete) Freely; willingly.
- Shakespeare
- I as free forgive you / As I would be forgiven.
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A painting depicting mythical Greek hero Perseus
freeing Andromeda, who was imprisoned by a sea monster.
free (third-person singular simple present frees, present participle freeing, simple past and past participle freed)
- (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
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make free
- Afrikaans: bevry (af), loslaat (af), laat gaan (af)
- Albanian: liroj (sq)
- Arabic: حرر (ar) (Harrara)
- Catalan: alliberar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 解放 (cmn) (jiěfàng)
- Czech: osvobodit (cs) pf.
- Danish: befri (da), fritage (da), løslade (da)
- Dutch: bevrijden (nl), loslaten (nl), laten gaan (nl)
- Esperanto: liberi (eo), liberigi (eo)
- Estonian: vabastama (et), vabaks laskma (et)
- Finnish: vapauttaa (fi), päästää (fi) vapaaksi
- French: libérer (fr), dégager (fr), affranchir (fr)
- German: befreien (de), freisetzen (de) (free someone from prison)
- Greek: ελευθερώνω (el) (eleftheróno)
- Hebrew: שחרר (he) (shikhrér)
- Interlingua: liberar (ia)
- Irish: saoraigh (ga)
- Italian: liberare (it)
- Japanese: 解放する (ja) (かいほうする, kaihō-suru)
- Jèrriais: libéther
- Korean: 해방하다 (ko) (haebang-hada) (解放 (ko) + 하다 (ko))
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- Kurdish:
- Sorani: ڕزگار کردن (ku)
- Latin: liberare (la)
- Lithuanian: išlaisvinti (lt)
- Macedonian: ослободува (mk) (oslobóduva)
- Norwegian: frigjøre (no), frigi (no), befri (no), løslate (no)
- Occitan: desliurar (oc)
- Old English: frēoġan (ang)
- Persian: آزاد ساختن (fa) (âzâd sâxtan), آزاد کردن (fa) (âzâd kardan)
- Polish: uwalniać (pl) impf., uwolnić (pl) pf.
- Portuguese: libertar (pt), livrar (pt), soltar (pt)
- Romanian: elibera (ro)
- Russian: освобождать (ru) (osvoboždát') impf., освободить (ru) (osvobodít') pf.
- Serbo-Croatian: osloboditi (sh) pf.
- Slovak: oslobodiť (sk) pf.
- Slovene: osvoboditi (sl) pf.
- Spanish: librar (es)
- Swedish: frigöra (sv), befria (sv), frita (sv)(ga)
- Telugu: విడుదల చేయు (te) (vidudala ceyu)
- Turkish: serbest bırakmak (tr)
- Vietnamese: giải phóng (vi) (解放 (vi))
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free (plural frees)
- (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) Abbreviation of free kick.
- 2006, [1]:
- Whether deserved or not, the free gave Cresswell the chance to cover himself in glory with a shot on goal after the siren.
- free transfer
- 2011 September 21, Sam Lyon, “Man City 2 - 0 Birmingham”, BBC Sport:
- Hargreaves, who left Manchester United on a free during the summer, drilled a 22-yard beauty to open the scoring.
- (hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
Translations [edit]
abbreviation of free kick
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Usage notes [edit]
- Rank among most common English words: #351 (Gutenburg)
Anagrams [edit]
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