free

[fɹiː]

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The word "free" means having the ability to do something without restrictions or limitations.

When we talk about being free, it often means we have the power to make our own choices and decisions. For example, if someone says they're free on a Saturday night, it usually means they don't have any prior commitments or responsibilities that night, so they can choose what they want to do with their time.

How common is "free"?

Word free is considered common in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

Free transfer
The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

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verb

To make free; set at liberty; release.
To rid of something that confines or oppresses.

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befreeemancipatelet looseliberatemanumit

adjective

(social) Unconstrained.
Example: He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
Obtainable without any payment.
Example: It's free real estate.
(abstract) Unconstrained.
(physical) Unconstrained.
Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
Example: We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat. I would like to live free from care in the mountains.
Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
Example: a free horse
Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
Example: free service; free socage
Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
Example: a free fishery; a free warren

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adverb

Without needing to pay.
Example: I got this bike free.
Freely; willingly.

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for freefor nothing

noun

(other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

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