Definitions for free
free
free
Spelling: [free]
IPA: /fri/
Free is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 20 anagrams from letters in free (eefr).
Definitions for free
Idioms
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for free, Informal. without charge:
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free and clear, Law. without any encumbrance, as a lien or mortgage:
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free and easy,
unrestrained; casual; informal.
excessively or inappropriately casual; presumptuous.
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make free with,
to use as one's own; help oneself to:
to treat with too much familiarity; take liberties with.
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set free, to release; liberate; free:
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with a free hand, generously; freely; openhandedly:
adverb
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in a free manner; freely.
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Nautical. away from the wind, so that a sailing vessel need not be close-hauled:
adjective
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enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery:
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pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty:
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existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government:
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enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent.
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exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one's will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted.
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able to do something at will; at liberty:
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clear of obstructions or obstacles, as a road or corridor:
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not occupied or in use:
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exempt or released from something specified that controls, restrains, burdens, etc. (usually followed by from or of):
See also -free.
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having immunity or being safe (usually followed by from):
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provided without, or not subject to, a charge or payment:
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given without consideration of a return or reward:
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unimpeded, as motion or movement; easy, firm, or swift.
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not held fast; loose; unattached:
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not joined to or in contact with something else:
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acting without self-restraint or reserve:
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ready or generous in giving; liberal; lavish:
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given readily or in profusion; unstinted.
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frank and open; unconstrained, unceremonious, or familiar.
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unrestrained by decency; loose or licentious:
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not subject to special regulations, restrictions, duties, etc.:
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of, relating to, or characterized by free enterprise:
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that may be used by or is open to all:
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engaged in by all present; general:
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not literal, as a translation, adaptation, or the like; loose.
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uncombined chemically:
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traveling without power; under no force except that of gravity or inertia:
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Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in an open syllable (opposed to checked).
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at liberty to enter and enjoy at will (usually followed by of):
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not subject to rules, set forms, etc.:
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easily worked, as stone, land, etc.
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Mathematics. (of a vector) having specified magnitude and direction but no specified initial point.
Compare bound1 (def 9).
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Also, large. Nautical. (of a wind) nearly on the quarter, so that a sailing vessel may sail free.
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not containing a specified substance (usually followed by of or from):
See also -free.
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(of a linguistic form) occurring as an independent construction, without necessary combination with other forms, as most words.
Compare bound1 (def 11).
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without cost, payment, or charge.
Verb phrases
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free up,
to release, as from restrictions:
to disentangle:
verb (used with object)
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to make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint.
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to exempt or deliver (usually followed by from).
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to relieve or rid (usually followed by of):
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to disengage; clear (usually followed by from or of).
Origin of free
before 900; Middle English fre, Old English frēo; cognate with Gothic freis, Old High German frī (German frei), Dutch vrij, Sanskrit priyá- dear. Cf. friend,
Asserting our right to free speech is the only to ensure that 12 people did not die in vain.
The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.
In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.
A portly burgher was he, friendly of tongue and free of purse.
A free ticket was given to Robert in return for some slight service.
The years roll on, the time of imprisonment is over, the man is free.
In other words, the free thinker defending freedom of thought.
Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
At last the vexatious work was finished, and he was free again.
It was to be at his free disposal, and this was nearly the same thing as owning it.