free
- adjective
- /friː/
- He Hinckley is a free man right now.
- a free man
- break free
- set free
He's going to talk in terms of a free nation, Freya folk.
- He's going to talk in terms of a free nation, Freya folk.
- They had two kids born on free territory, free soil.
- Does this mean that his life as a free person is over?
- Jews, Catholics and free blacks dubbed the black poor.
- Oh, the land of the free and the home of the brave.
- America is a nation where you are free to be a Christian.
- He's the man who says, you know, really, you're Born Free, you're born pristine.
- And I just, I just this whole new like free speech movement.
- Secondly, if you realise that you'd be free, that's worth something.
- You don't hear free Michigan, you don't hear it.
Examples
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The movement fought for everyone to be free from oppression and injustice.
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Does this mean that his life as a free person is over?
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America is a nation where you are free to be a Christian.
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I wanted to make a place where anyone is free to be themselves.
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Because wherever people long to be free, they will find a friend in the United States.
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The person that I am today is free, healthy and thriving.
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There must be a meeting of black and white minds as free from prejudice as possible.
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China is one of the freest societies in the world.
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We should be backing the people who want to make Algeria free, all right?
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Byzantine monks in the East were free persons and, at the same time, obedient to traditional authority.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
Free to do what you want without rules stopping you
Free from limits or rules
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
A system where private businesses compete and the market sets prices with little government control
- Literature
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Informal
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Specialized
A computer program with its code available that you can use, change, and share without paying
- Specialized
A small unstable atom or molecule that can damage body cells by reacting with them
- NSFW
Sex between people who are not married, often part of a belief in sexual freedom
- Specialized
A kick given to a team after the other team breaks a rule, taken without nearby opponents
- Specialized
An area near a port where companies store goods for export without paying customs duties
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
Supporting a system where private businesses compete with little government control
- Formal
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
- Specialized
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
Armed forces and political movement led by Charles de Gaulle who resisted German occupation in World War II
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
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A way of saying the first thought that comes to your mind to find hidden feelings
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An electron not attached to an atom that can move freely and carry electricity
- Specialized
A number used in brain and computer models to measure surprise and guide learning
- Archaic
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
- Specialized
A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
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A number calculated from data that does not need the data's distribution to be known
- Specialized
A way a flower ovary holds the parts that make seeds on a central column without inner walls
- Specialized
A tiny part of the skin that sends signals about pain and temperature
- Formal
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
- Specialized
A white blood cell that moves in the blood and eats germs or dead cells
A former 19th century US party that opposed slavery spreading into western lands
How Free
Surface Forms
Etymology
Free comes from an old German word frijaz that meant both 'beloved' and 'not in bondage'; people who were 'free' were not slaves. So, free today still means a person is not held in slavery or servitude.