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- Dictionaryfree/frē/
adjective
- 1. not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes: "I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free"
- 2. not or no longer confined or imprisoned: "the researchers set the birds free" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. without cost or payment: "ladies were admitted free" Similar Opposite
- 2. with the sheets eased: "I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had all square forward"
verb
- 1. release from captivity, confinement, or slavery: "they were freed from jail" Similar Opposite
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to move or make loose someone or something that is caught or held somewhere: Both men were freed from the wreckage after a four-hour operation. In vain he tried to free the rope around his hands. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. free verb (REMOVE LIMITS) [ T + obj + to infinitive ]
a. : relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome. free from pain. a speech free of political rhetoric. often used in combination. error-free. b. : not bound, confined, or detained by force. The prisoner is now free.
a. Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance: a healthy animal, free of disease; people free from need. b. Not subject to a given condition; exempt: income that is free of all taxes. 4. a. Not bound by convention or the rules of form: a free artistic style. b. Not literal or exact: a free translation. 5. a.
FREED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of free 2. to allow someone to leave a prison or place where…. Learn more.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of free. Wiktionary. Synonyms: dislodged. released. relinquished. resigned. disengaged. opened. cleared. disentangled. unfastened. extricated. untangled. unloaded. emptied. unburdened. disembarrassed. Antonyms: bounded. subjected. meant. busied. confined. incarcerated. jailed. restrained. held. burdened.
v. to set at liberty:[~+object]The enemy freed the hostages. to exempt or deliver:[~+object+from+object]hoped his new invention would free his people from hunger. to relieve or rid:[~+object+of+object]to free oneself of responsibility.
Synonyms for FREED: liberated, released, delivered, quit, unburdened, shut (of), free, disencumbered; Antonyms of FREED: hindered, handicapped, encumbered, hobbled, bound, confined, restrained, fettered
FREE definition: 1. able to live, happen, or exist without being controlled by anyone or anything: 2. not costing…. Learn more.
to make somebody/something available for a particular purpose. free somebody/something (for something) We freed time each week for a project meeting. free somebody/something up (for something) The government has promised to free up more resources for education.
Someone or something that is free is not restricted, controlled, or limited, for example, by rules, customs, or other people. The government will be free to pursue its economic policies. The elections were free and fair. Synonyms: allowed, permitted, unrestricted, unimpeded More Synonyms of free.