free

Meaning

Adj

1. Unconstrained.
2. Unconstrained.
3. Unconstrained.
4. (obsolete) Unconstrained.
5. Unconstrained.
6. Unconstrained.
7. Unconstrained.
8. Unconstrained.
9. Unconstrained.
10. Obtainable without any payment.
11. (broadly) Obtainable without any payment.
12. (abstract) Unconstrained.
13. (abstract) Unconstrained.
14. (abstract) Unconstrained.
15. (abstract) Unconstrained.
16. (abstract) Unconstrained.
17. (abstract) Unconstrained.
18. (physical) Unconstrained.
19. (physical) Unconstrained.
20. (physical) Unconstrained.
21. (physical) Unconstrained.
22. (physical) Unconstrained.
23. Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
24. (dated) Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
25. (dated) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
26. (UK, obsolete) Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
27. Privileged or individual; proprietary.

Adv

1. Without needing to pay.
2. (obsolete) Freely; willingly.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.
2. (transitive) To rid of something that confines or oppresses.
3. (transitive) To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of free kick.
2. A free transfer.
3. The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Abbreviation of freestyle.

Opposite of

constrained, restricted, bound, enslaved, imprisoned, unfree, authoritarian, proprietary, nonfree, see at nonfree, blocked, obstructed, common, nonproprietary

Synonyms

release

liberate

loose

gratis

independent

exempt

set free

gratuitous

vacant

let go

free of charge

emancipate

unrestrained

clear

unoccupied

open

loosen

released

for nothing

liberated

untie

complimentary

liberal

extricate

available

empty

disengage

quit

unrestricted

for free

destitute

deliver

spare

unleash

rescue

discharge

unloose

unobstructed

detach

unfasten

let loose

set at liberty

unhampered

liberty

rid

unhook

idle

unfettered

unimpeded

get free

Translations

libre

🆓

frei

🆓

libre

🆓

gratuit

libero

🆓

vrij

🆓

livre

🆓

libérer

ελεύθερος

gratis

🆓

lliure

🆓

kostenlos

gratis

🆓

liberare

🆓

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹiː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: free

Inherited from Old English: frēo

Cognate with Western Frisian: frij

Cognate with Dutch: vrij

Cognate with Low German: free

Cognate with German: frei

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Swedish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: fri

Cognate with Russian: приятель

Cognate with Sanskrit: प्रिय

Inherited from Middle English: freen

Inherited from Old English: frēon

In summary

From Middle English free, fre, freo, from Old English frēo (“free”), from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (“beloved, not in bondage”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“pleased, loved”), from *preyH- (“to please, love”). Related to friend.
cognates, etc
Germanic cognates include Scots fre (“free”), Saterland Frisian fräi (“free”), West Frisian frij (“free”), Dutch vrij (“free”), German frei (“free”), Low German free (“free”), Luxembourgish fräi (“free”), Vilamovian frȧj (“free”), Yiddish פֿרײַ (fray, “free”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish fri (“free”), Faroese fríur (“free”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (freis, “free”).
Other cognates include Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá-, “beloved”).
Germanic and Celtic are the only Indo-European language branches in which the PIE word with the meaning of "dear, beloved" acquired the additional meaning of "free" in the sense of "not in bondage". This was an extension of the idea of "characteristic of those who are dear and beloved", in other words friends and tribe members (in contrast to unfree inhabitants from other tribes and prisoners of war, many of which were among the slaves – compare the Latin use of liberi to mean both "free persons" and "children of a family").

Sentences

There is no free transfer between directions .

Do not spur a free horse .

Clothes and lodging are free to new men .

Victims received free treatment from Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma Victims .

Anyone with access to the Internet can create a username and play for free .