free


Definition: Meaning of, free in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / friː /

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free freer freest
  1. no cost something that is free does not cost you any money
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  2. not a prisoner not held, tied up, or kept somewhere as a prisoner
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  3. not controlled allowed to do or say whatever you want, or allowed to happen, without being controlled or restricted by anyone or anything
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  4. not busy if you are free, or have some free time, you have no work, and nothing else that you must do [↪  available]
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  5. not being used something that is free is available to use because it is not already being used
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  6. not suffering not suffering from something
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  7. not containing something not containing something
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  8. tax if something is free of tax, you do not have to pay tax on it
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  9. feel free spoken used to tell someone that they can do something
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  10. free and easy relaxed, friendly, and without many rules
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  11. free spirit someone who lives as they want to rather than in the way that society considers normal
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  12. give somebody a free hand/rein to let someone do whatever they want or need to do in a particular situation
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  13. there's no free lunch also there's no such thing as a free lunch used to say that you should not expect to get something good without having to pay for it or make any effort
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  14. it's a free country British English used, usually humorously, to say that you are or should be allowed to do something, after someone has said that you should not do it
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  15. get/take a free ride informal to get something without paying for it or working for it, because other people are paying or working for it
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  16. be free with something to be very generous with something
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  17. make free with something informal to use something that belongs to someone else when you should not
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  18. not restricted something that is free is not held, blocked, or restricted
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  19. chemicals technical a free chemical substance is not combined with any other substance
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
free freed freed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
freeing frees
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  1. release to allow someone to leave prison or somewhere they have been kept as a prisoner [=  release]
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  2. not control to allow someone to say and do what they want, after controlling or restricting them in the past
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  3. allow somebody/something to move to move someone or something so that they are no longer held, fixed, or trapped [=  release]
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  4. stop somebody suffering to stop someone suffering from something by removing it
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  5. make available also free something ↔ up to make something available so that it can be used
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  6. give somebody more time also free somebody ↔ up to give someone time to do something by taking away other jobs that they have to do
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free freer freest
  1. without payment
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  2. not fixed or held in a particular place or position
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  1. a FREE TRANSFER ; the process by which a player moves from one football club to another, but the new club does not pay any money for him
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free used in phrases

  • Free Church
    1. any of the Protestant religious groups in the UK that are not part of the Church of England. The Free Churches include the Baptists, the Methodists, the United Reformed Church and the Church of Scotland.
  • Free Church of Scotland, the
    1. a small group of Protestant Christians mainly in the Highlands of Scotland, who are against any form of work on Sundays. Its members are sometimes called wee frees
  • Free French (noun)
    1. a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
  • Free French, the
    1. French people during World War II who opposed the VICHY government, because it was controlled by the NAZI s, and who worked, mostly from outside France, to try and defeat it. Their leader was General de Gaulle .
  • Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the
    1. a small group of Protestant Christians mainly in the Highlands of Scotland. It has similar views to the Free Church of Scotland, especially in connection with keeping Sunday for study of the Bible and worship of God.
  • Free Soil Party (noun)
    1. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848
  • Free State
    1. the Free State a PROVINCE of South Africa, in the area south of Johannesburg and west of Lesotho, whose capital city is Bloemfontein. It used to be called the Orange Free State, and it was an independent state in the 19th century, but became part of South Africa after the Boer War of 1899-1902.
  • Free World (noun)
    1. anti-communist countries collectively
  • North American Free Trade Agreement (noun)
    1. an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
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free used in phrasal verbs

  • free up (phrasal verb)
  • freeze out (phrasal verb)
    1. to prevent someone from taking part in something
  • freeze over (phrasal verb)
    1. to become covered with a layer of ice
  • freeze up (phrasal verb)
    1. if something freezes up, it becomes so cold that it does not work or cannot move
    2. to be unable to think of anything to say, especially because you are nervous
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-free


Definition: Meaning of, -free in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / friː /

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[in adjectives and adverbs]
  1. without something that you do not want
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free used in phrasal verbs

  • free up (phrasal verb)
  • freeze out (phrasal verb)
    1. to prevent someone from taking part in something
  • freeze over (phrasal verb)
    1. to become covered with a layer of ice
  • freeze up (phrasal verb)
    1. if something freezes up, it becomes so cold that it does not work or cannot move
    2. to be unable to think of anything to say, especially because you are nervous
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