liberty
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈlɪbərti/
- Informal
:
licencia
- Ah, I took the liberty of inviting Henry's daughter to join us.
- take liberties
So even though we took some liberties, they're very strategic.
- So even though we took some liberties, they're very strategic.
- To do this, he's taking extraordinary liberties with executive power.
- So it, it, it gave us like a cinematic liberty that wouldn't otherwise exist.
- Yeah, but we're we've taken some some liberties here with things like this is how the show starts.
- But my problem was if anyone pissed me off at all and took a liberty, lied, just just basically rubbed me up the wrong way, I'd have them.
- I can't stand people that take liberties with weaker people.
- Again, Hollywood took their liberties and their their creative geniuses and molded this whole thing to just make the whole search like that was Steve and Javier.
- Regardless, Moore's positioning of Jurell as an unrepentant loner also allows Moore to take liberties with traditional romantic conventions.
- And it's not something to take a liberty with abortion in my opinion.
Examples
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I hope you don't mind... but we've taken the liberty of filling out your dance card.
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So, I've taken the liberty of putting together a draft statement.
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I took the liberty of watching the rest of the tape.
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Oh, I took the liberty of booking you into our hotel.
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We took the liberty of claiming you as our own.
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I took the liberty of borrowing it earlier.
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Wayne, I took the liberty of moving him into the guest cottage.
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I took the liberty of choosing some options for this evening's fundraiser.
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It appears as if someone has taken the liberty of updating your home entertainment system.
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I took the liberty of inviting my friends to the party without asking you first.
Synonyms
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8.1
An action or remark that is not socially acceptable
12
6.3
Behavior or speech people find offensive and wrong
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6.7
Acting too friendly or close with someone you do not know well
Bad behaviour that breaks common polite rules
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
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6.8
To do something without asking for permission, as if you are allowed
Compounds
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4.6
A basic right protected by law against unfair government action, like freedom of speech or religion
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2.1
A large statue in New York Harbor that stands for freedom and celebrates the independence of the United States
- Archaic
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7.5
A large slow cargo ship built in the United States during World War Two to carry supplies and troops
- Formal
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5.0
A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control
- Formal
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5.3
Freedom to take part in government and to use rights protected by law
An organization from the Basque region that used violence to try to gain independence
How Familiar
Surface Forms
Morphology
liberty = liber + ty
The word is historically formed from a Latin combining form (liber) + the noun-forming suffix -ty; 'liber' is not a standalone modern English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from component parts.
Etymology
Liberty comes from the Latin word libertas, meaning 'freedom', and it is the same root as liberate. If someone 'takes a liberty' they use a freedom that is not theirs, so the action feels rude or too familiar.