freely
In a free mannerIn a free manner.
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3 sensesIn a free manner.
Wine was flowing freely.
frei
свобо́дноsvobódno, во́льноvólʹno
ві́льноvílʹno
in a free manner
Without interference or restriction.
talk freely
ві́льноvílʹno
Of one's own free will.
I will freely help you.
Examples
126 sentencesAre we allowed to express ourselves freely?
Now that Tom has left we can talk freely.
Now that my father's gone, we can talk freely.
ruТеперь, когда мой отец ушёл, мы можем свободно поговорить. — marafon
deJetzt, wo mein Vater weg ist, können wir uns frei unterhalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary says that Tom spends his money a little too freely.
You may speak freely.
ruВы можете говорить свободно. — carlosalberto
deDu kannst ungezwungen reden. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English frely, freliche, from Old English frēolīċe (“freely, readily, as a fesFrom Middle English frely, freliche, from Old English frēolīċe (“freely, readily, as a festival”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Dutch vrijelijk (“freely”), German freilich (“certainly, of course”).
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Forms
freelier/more freely, freeliest/most freely| Comparative | freelier / more freely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | freeliest / most freely |
regular
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.