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free
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- pronunciation:
- fri
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
freer, freest |
| definition 1: |
When someone is free, they can go where they want. They are not held back by something like a cage or prison.
Someone left the cage door open, and then the bird was free. It flew around the house and finally sat on the top of the curtains.- antonyms:
- restricted
- similar words:
- loose
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| definition 2: |
When you are free to do something, nothing is holding you back from doing it. You can do it if you want to.
The rescued tigers are now free to roam in the wild. |
| definition 3: |
When you are free, you are not under the control of anybody else. When a country is free, it is independent from other countries. It has its own government.
The United States became a free nation in 1776. After that, America was no longer controlled by Great Britain and its king.If a country has a free press, its newspapers are not controlled by the government.- synonyms:
- independent
- antonyms:
- controlled
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| definition 4: |
When citizens are free, they have rights that allow them to participate in their own government and to live and travel and speak as they wish.
For years, the people could not leave the country or criticize the government, but now they are free.- synonyms:
- independent, self-governing
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| definition 5: |
When something is free, it is no longer attached to something.
The sign became free and blew away in the wind.The fly could not get free from the spider's web.- synonyms:
- clear, separate
- similar words:
- loose, untied
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| definition 6: |
When you are free of something, you don't have it anymore and it is not a problem or something bad for you anymore.
The family was free of cares while they were on vacation.She is free of pain now after recovering completely from her accident. |
| definition 7: |
When something is free, it is not blocked or trapped.
The shirt was so tight that it was hard to get his arms free.- synonyms:
- clear, open
- similar words:
- accessible, available, loose
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| definition 8: |
When something is free, you don't have to pay any money for it.
Our favorite ice cream store gives you a free ice cream cone on your birthday. |
| definition 9: |
If you are free on Saturday, you are not busy on Saturday. You have not promised to do anything on that day and there is nothing you are supposed to do. You are able to make some plan if you want to.
My mom said she is free Sunday afternoon, so she can take us to soccer practice.- antonyms:
- busy, engaged
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| definition 10: |
When something is free, it is not being used by anybody else. When a seat is free, it means that the seat is empty and you can sit there if you want.
The park was filled with people and there weren't many free benches. Finally, we found one and sat down.- synonyms:
- available, vacant
- antonyms:
- occupied
- similar words:
- clear, open
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| related words: |
absolute, natural, welcome |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
freer, freest |
| definition 1: |
If an animal is running free, it is running around and not controlled by anybody.
The city is creating a new park where the dogs can run free. |
| definition 2: |
When you ride free on a bus, it means that you ride without having to pay.
Children under five years of age can enter free at the museum. |
| related words: |
loose |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
frees, freeing, freed |
| definition 1: |
When you free something, you let it loose. If you free a bird from a cage, you let the bird out of the cage to go where it wants to go. If an animal frees itself, it finds a way to get loose or get away from something. If a person frees another person, they let them go.
After Alexis had watched the butterfly in the jar for a few minutes, she freed it.The guard freed the prisoner.- antonyms:
- capture, seize, shut, take
- similar words:
- rescue
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| definition 2: |
When you free something, you get it loose from something it is attached to or caught in.
A kind man freed the trapped turtle from the fishing net.Alan's brother was able to free the kite from the branches of the tree.- similar words:
- rid, spring
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| related words: |
dismiss, ease, excuse, relax, save |
| derivations: |
freely (adv.), freeness (n.) |
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