feel free

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

feel free

1. (idiomatic, with to-infinitive) To feel able without giving offense.

   The co-pilot didn't feel free to speak up to the pilot in the cockpit.

2. (as imperative, with to-infinitive) You have my permission.

   While you're babysitting, feel free to open anything in the spirit cupboard.

3. (as imperative, in response) You have my permission.

   "Can I take a look at the draft you've prepared?" / "Feel free."

Synonyms

• (as imperative, in response): be my guest

Translations

idiomatic, with to-infinitive

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 隨時／随时 (zh) (suíshí), 随时 (zh) (suíshí)

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• Finnish: voida (fi)
• Russian: чу́вствовать себя́ свобо́дным (čúvstvovatʹ sebjá svobódnym)

as imperative, with to-infinitive

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 隨時／随时 (zh) (suíshí), 随时 (zh) (suíshí)

• Finnish: saada (fi), olla lupa
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• Japanese: ご遠慮なく...してください (ごえんりょなく...してください, go-enryo-naku ... shite kudasai)
• Russian: (formal) не стесня́йтесь (ru) (ne stesnjájtesʹ), (informal) не стесня́йся (ru) (ne stesnjájsja)

as imperative, in response

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 請便／请便 (zh) (qǐngbiàn), 请便 (zh) (qǐngbiàn)

• Czech: klidně (cs)
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• Finnish: ole hyvä (fi), olkaa hyvä (fi)
• Russian: пожа́луйста (ru) (požálujsta), (formal) не стесня́йтесь (ru) (ne stesnjájtesʹ), (informal) не стесня́йся (ru) (ne stesnjájsja)
• (deprecated template usage) Telugu: మొహమాటపడవద్దు (mohamāṭapaḍavaddu)