vrij

Adj

1. free; not imprisoned or enslaved.
2. free; unconstrained.
3. free; unobstructed, without blockages.
4. free; without obligations or work.

Adv

fairly, rather, quite, very

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of vrijen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of vrijen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of vrijen:

vrijen

1. (intransitive) to make love, to have sex
2. (intransitive) to make out, to cuddle, to hug and kiss
3. (intransitive) to have a relationship, to be a couple, to go out with someone
4. (intransitive, obsolete) to court, to woo
5. (obsolete, transitive) synonym of bevrijden

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Opposite of

onvrij, belemmerd, gehinderd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vrɛi̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vri

Inherited from Old Dutch: frī

In summary

From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”). Related to vrijen (“to make love”), vrijdag (“Friday”), vriend (“friend”), and vrede (“peace”).

Concepts

free

🆓

rather

sufficiently

quite

pretty

enough

unoccupied

vacant

fairly

clear

freely

sufficient

available

liberal

linearly independent

non

off duty

open-ended

preferably

quit

quite a bit

relatively

safe

single

unappropriated

unbound

unconfined

unstrained

vacantly

voluntary

fair-spoken

undisposed

fetterless

sufficientemente

adequately

predicative or adverbial position

at large

comparatively

disengaged

exempt

footloose

freeandeasy

gratuitous

gratuitously

heart-whole

ideally

idle

leisure

Synonyms

tamelijk

nogal

genoeg

los

basta

vrije

ongedwongen

vrijmoedig

voldoende

losse

vrijpostig

frank

onafhankelijk

open

ongegeneerd

loslopend

gratis

🆓

bij voorkeur

liefst

ongebonden

liever

veeleer

eer

onbezet

ontheven

eigenmachtig

ijdel

loslopende

redelijk

vacant

werkeloos

willekeurig

onbelast

onbezwaard

aardig

Translations

libre

🆓

frei

🆓

libre

🆓

libero

🆓

livre

🆓

ελεύθερος

wolny

lliure

🆓

ziemlich

bastante

serbest

🆓

azad

genug

genügend

assaz

Sentences

In december is het altijd druk in de winkel , niemand mag dan vrij nemen .

December is always busy in the store, so no one is allowed to take time off.

Het is vrij moeilijk om een plekje te krijgen op de kunstacademie.

It is quite difficult to get a place at the art academy.

Het wil vrij en eerlijke verkiezingen waaraan alle burgers kunnen deelnemen .

It wants free and fair elections in which all citizens can participate.

Hij was voorwaardelijk vrij maar nadat hij zich misdragen had moest hij terug naar de gevangenis .

He was paroled, but after he misbehaved, he had to go back to prison.

Het gaat om het domino-effect en het feit dat de speculatie vrij baan heeft .

This is about a domino effect and about the lack of restrictions on speculation.