free
- adjective
- /friː/
- You're home free.
- free time
- free space
- free periods
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Examples
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In two libraries where children visit daily, kindergarteners had free access for book choice.
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This Thursday is the free live master class with me.
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But I just want the free one.
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So feel free to look closer.
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Patrick, are you free for dinner tonight?
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Is my usual room free?
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It'll be great to have some free time.
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The corridor is free.
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The percentage of students receiving free and/or reduced-price lunch served as a proxy for socioeconomic status.
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The conference room is free this afternoon, so we can hold our meeting there.
Synonyms
Not needed right now and free to use
Antonyms
Idioms
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
- Formal
The right to say what you think in public without the government stopping you
- Archaic
Countries with non-communist governments that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War
- Specialized
An area near a port where companies store goods for export without paying customs duties
A system where private businesses compete and the market sets prices with little government control
- Informal
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- Literature
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Specialized
A computer program with its code available that you can use, change, and share without paying
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
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Sex between people who are not married, often part of a belief in sexual freedom
- Specialized
A small unstable atom or molecule that can damage body cells by reacting with them
A person who sells their work to different companies or people without a long contract
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
- Specialized
A kick given to a team after the other team breaks a rule, taken without nearby opponents
- Archaic
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
A person who supports trade between countries without import taxes or other barriers
A way of eating that avoids foods with gluten for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance
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A way of saying the first thought that comes to your mind to find hidden feelings
Supporting a system where private businesses compete with little government control
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A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
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An electron not attached to an atom that can move freely and carry electricity
Armed forces and political movement led by Charles de Gaulle who resisted German occupation in World War II
- Specialized
A living thing that lives on its own and not on another animal or plant
- Formal
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
- Formal
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
- Archaic
Of states or territories in the United States that did not allow slavery before the Civil War
A former province in central South Africa settled by Dutch farmers, renamed Free State in 1997
A former 19th century US party that opposed slavery spreading into western lands
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A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions
- Specialized
A wind instrument that makes sound when air moves a thin reed, like an accordion or harmonica
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Etymology
Free originally meant 'not bound' or 'not held', so it was easy to use it for things that are 'not taken' or 'available'. So a free parking space is one that is not occupied and is ready for you.