Meaning

1 senses

  1. (derogatory)To exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.

    schmarotzen, schnorren, trittbrettfahren

More definitions
  • live off somebody's generosity

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom is still freeloading off his parents.

    ruТом всё ещё сидит на шее у родителей. — fjay69

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  2. He is still freeloading off his parents.

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  3. Stop freeloading already.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
to live off the generosity of others:

Origin

Back-formation from freeloader.

Back-formation from freeloader.

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Forms

freeloads, freeloading, freeloaded, freeloaded
Base formfreeload · to freeload
3rd person singularfreeloads
Present participlefreeloading
Past simplefreeloaded
Past participlefreeloaded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfreeload
he, she, itfreeloads

Past simpleLesson

all personsfreeloaded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave freeloaded
he, she, ithas freeloaded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill freeload

Word family

10 related words
RelatedfreeB2loadB2freeloaderdeadbeatfeed onfree ride
Derivedcontrafreeloadcontrafreeloadercontrafreeloadingfreeloading

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
freelancefreelancerfreeloaderfreelyB1freeman
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