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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English fre < Old English frēo.
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[edit] Adjective
free (comparative freer, superlative freest)
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- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
- a free man
- Obtainable without payment.
- All drinks are free
- Unconstrained.
- He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted
- (mathematics) Unconstrained.
- The free group on three generators
- Unobstructed, without blockages.
- the drain was free
- Not in use
- go sit on this chair, it's free
- Without obligations.
- free time
- (software) With very few limitations on distribution or improvement. Compare proprietary software.
- Without; not containing (what is specified).
- We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat
- (programming) Of identifiers, not bound.
- (mycology) Not attached to the stipe.
- In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free.
[edit] Synonyms
- (not imprisoned or enslaved):
- (obtainable without payment): free of charge, gratis
- (unconstrained): unconstrained, unfettered, unhindered
- (mathematics: unconstrained):
- (unobstructed): clear, unobstructed
- (without obligations):
- (software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement): libre
- (without, not containing): without
- (of identifiers, not bound): unbound
- (mycology: not attached to the stipe):
[edit] Antonyms
- (not imprisoned or enslaved): bound, enslaved, imprisoned
- (unconstrained): constrained, restricted
- (unobstructed): blocked, obstructed
- (of identifiers, not bound): bound
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Terms derived from free
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not imprisoned
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obtainable without payment
unconstrained
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unobstructed
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without obligations
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of software, guaranteeing freedom to users and developers
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programming: not bound
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mycology: not attached to the stipe
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[edit] Adverb
free (comparative more free, superlative most free)
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- Without needing to pay.
- I got this bike free.
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- (causing to become free of constrains or restrictions):
- (informal, without needing to pay):: for free, for nothing
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without needing to pay
[edit] Verb
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to 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
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[edit] Noun
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free (plural frees)
- (Australian rules 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.
- 2006, [1]:
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abbreviation of free kick
