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Definition of 'Free' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) free
enjoying personal rights or liberty, as one who is not in slavery or confinement.

2.  free
pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty:
living on free soil.

3.  free
existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties:
the free nations of the world.

4.  free
enjoying political independence, as a people or country not under foreign rule.

5.  free
exempt from external authority, interference, or restriction; independent:
free choice.

6.  free
able to do something at will:
free to act.

7.  free
clear of obstructions or obstacles:
The highway is now free of fallen rock.

8.  free
without engagements or obligations:
free time.

9.  free
not occupied or in use:
The room is free now.

10.  free
exempt or released; unburdened:
free from worry; free of taxes.

11.  free
provided without a charge:
free parking.

12.  free
not impeded:
free movement.

13.  free
loose; unattached:
to get one's arm free.

14.  free
lacking self-restraint; loose; licentious.

15.  free
ready or generous in giving:
free with one's advice.

16.  free
lavish; unstinted:
free spending.

17.  free
frank and open; unconstrained.

18.  free
unrestrained by decency:
free behavior.

19.  free
not subject to special regulations, restrictions, duties, etc.:
free passage.

20.  free
of, pertaining to, or characterized by free enterprise:
a free economy.

21.  free
open to all:
a free port.

22.  free
not literal; loose:
a free translation.

23.  free
not subject to rules or set forms:
free improvisation.

24.  free
uncombined chemically:
free oxygen.

25.  free
traveling under no force except gravity or inertia:
free flight.

26.  free
(of a vowel) situated in an open syllable

27.  free
easily worked, as stone or land.

28.  free
(of a variable in logic) not occurring within the scope of a quantifier.

29.  free
(of a wind) blowing favorably nearly on the quarter.

30.  free
not containing something specified (often used in combination):
a sugar-free candy; a smoke-free environment.

31.  free
(of a linguistic form) capable of being used by itself as an independent word without combination with other forms: Fire and run are free forms.

32. (adv.) free
in a free manner; freely.

33.  free
away from the wind:
a sailboat running free.

34. (v.t.) free
to set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint.

35.  free
to exempt or deliver (usu. fol. by from).

36.  free
to relieve or rid (usu. fol. by of):
to free oneself of responsibility.

37.  free
to disengage; clear (usu. fol. by from or of).

38.  free
to release, as from restrictions.

39.  free
to disentangle.

40.  free
casual; informal.

41.  free
inappropriately casual; presumptuous.

42.  free
to use as one's own.

43.  free
to treat with too much familiarity; take liberties with.


Definition of 'Free' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) free, free people
people who are free
"the home of the free and the brave"

2. (adj) free
able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
"free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"

3. (adj) free
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
"free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"

4. (adj) complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), gratuitous
costing nothing
"complimentary tickets"; "free admission"

5. (adj) free
not occupied or in use
"a free locker"; "a free lane"

6. (adj) detached, free
not fixed in position
"the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"

7. (adj) free
not held in servitude
"after the Civil War he was a free man"

8. (adj) spare, free
not taken up by scheduled activities
"a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"

9. (adj) barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent
completely wanting or lacking
"writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"

10. (verb) free, loose, liberal
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

11. (verb) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
grant freedom to; free from confinement

12. (verb) rid, free, disembarrass
relieve from
"Rid the house of pests"

13. (verb) dislodge, free
remove or force out from a position
"The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

14. (verb) exempt, relieve, free
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"

15. (verb) free, release
make (information) available for publication
"release the list with the names of the prisoners"

16. (verb) free, discharge
free from obligations or duties

17. (verb) free, disengage
free or remove obstruction from
"free a path across the cluttered floor"

18. (verb) absolve, justify, free
let off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"

19. (verb) release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
part with a possession or right
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

20. (verb) release, free, liberate
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

21. (adverb) unblock, unfreeze, free, release
make (assets) available
"release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

22. (adverb) loose, free
without restraint
"cows in India are running loose"


Definition of 'Free' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) free
not costing any money
a free sample of our product; Admission to the show is free!

2.  free
without restrictions or controls
the right to free speech; You are free to do what you want.

3.  free
(of a person) not a slave or prisoner
On April 4th I'll be a free man.

4.  free
≠ busy
I'm free to talk for a few minutes.; Are you free for dinner next Friday?

5.  free
(of time) not scheduled and therefore available
I have lots of free time now.; a free afternoon

6.  free
not held by or stuck in sth
He struggled until he was free of the ropes.

7.  free
not affected or influenced by sth negative
chemical-/nuclear-/preservative-free; He felt free of/from all doubts.

8.  free
not being used
The seat next to her was free.

9. (verb) free
≠ capture, catch
troops who freed the prisoners from the camps

10.  free
to help sb or sth that is caught to get out
The animal tried to free its foot from the trap.

11.  free
to allow sb to have more time available
Your help frees me up to think about other issues.

12. (adverb) free
without payment
Children ride the subway free.

13.  free
out of a position in which sb or sth is held or caught
She finally managed to break free from her attacker.


Definition of 'Free' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Free
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

2. (adj) Free
to remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of

3. (adj) Free
to frank

4. (adverb) Free
freely; willingly

5. (adverb) Free
without charge; as, children admitted free

6.  Free
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

7.  Free
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

8.  Free
liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master

9.  Free
not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go

10.  Free
not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will

11.  Free
clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent

12.  Free
unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative

13.  Free
unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense

14.  Free
not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money

15.  Free
exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of

16.  Free
characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy

17.  Free
ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse

18.  Free
invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of

19.  Free
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

20.  Free
not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift

21.  Free
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

22.  Free
certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage

23.  Free
privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren

24.  Free
not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells


Translation of 'Free' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc
The prison door opened, and he was a free man.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vry Arabic flag Arabic: ُر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: свободен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: livre Czech flag Czech: volný, svobodný German flag German: frei
Danish flag Danish: fri Greek flag Greek: ελεύθερος Spanish flag Spanish: libre
Estonian flag Estonian: vaba Farsi flag Farsi: آزاد Finnish flag Finnish: vapaa
French flag French: libre Hebrew flag Hebrew: חוֹפשִׁי Hindi flag Hindi: स्वतंत्र
Croatian flag Croatian: slobodan Hungarian flag Hungarian: szabad Indonesian flag Indonesian: bebas
Icelandic flag Icelandic: frjáls Italian flag Italian: libero Japanese flag Japanese: 自由な
Korean flag Korean: 자유의 몸인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: laisvas Latvian flag Latvian: brīvs
Malay flag Malay: bebas Dutch flag Dutch: vrij Norwegian flag Norwegian: fri
Polish flag Polish: wolny, swobodny Persian flag Persian: آزاد Pashto flag Pashto: آزاد
Portuguese flag Portuguese: livre Romanian flag Romanian: liber Russian flag Russian: свободный
Slovak flag Slovak: voľný Slovenian flag Slovenian: prost Serbian flag Serbian: slobodan
Swedish flag Swedish: fri Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งเป็นอิสระ Turkish flag Turkish: özgür, hür
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 自由的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вільний Urdu flag Urdu: آزاد
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tự do Chinese flag Chinese: 自由的

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