Meaning
29 sensesUnconstrained.
He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
Unconstrained.
Not imprisoned or enslaved.
Free Blacks
a free man
frei
свобо́дныйsvobódnyj, во́льныйvólʹnyj
ві́льнийvílʹnyj, свобі́днийsvobídnyj
Generous; liberal.
He's very free with his money.
Without obligations.
free time
frei
свобо́дныйsvobódnyj
To be enjoyed by anyone freely.
a free school
Upholding individual rights.
the Free World
This is a free country.
With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.
OpenOffice is free software.
frei
свободныйsvobodnyj
Intended for release, and omitting debugging diagnostics, as opposed to a checked version.
Obtainable without any payment.
The government provides free health care.
It's free real estate.
Obtainable without any payment.
(broadly)Complimentary.
Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!
In any of various technical senses generic, universal.
(abstract)Left adjoint to a forgetful functor G; such that any map f:X→G(A) induces a universal map ̄f:F(X)→A.
(abstract)Belonging to the image of some free functor.
Examples
3163 sentencesYou are free to go home.
Ти можеш йти додому.
ruМожете идти домой.
deEs steht dir frei, nach Hause zu gehen.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Не вагайтеся ставити питання.
ruНе стесняйтесь задавать любые вопросы.
I'll be free all day tomorrow.
Завтра я буду вільним цілий день.
ruЗавтра я буду свободен целый день.
deIch habe morgen den ganzen Tag Zeit.
I will not be free tomorrow.
Завтра я не буду вільний.
ruЯ завтра не буду свободен.
deIch habe morgen keine Zeit.
Are you free in the afternoon?
Ти вільний вдень?
ruТы свободен днём?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English fre, from Old English frēo, frēoh, frī, friġ, frīoh (“free”), from ProFrom Middle English fre, from Old English frēo, frēoh, frī, friġ, frīoh (“free”), from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (“beloved, not in bondage”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“pleased, loved”), from *preyH- (“to please; to love”). Related to friend.
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Forms
freer/more free, freest/most freeSynonyms
31 synonymsAntonyms
14 antonymsWord family
216 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- free time
- feel free to
- please feel free
- feel free
- much free time
- his free time
- that for free
- some free time
- more free time
- my free time
- your free time
- free this afternoon