freely

free  (fr)

adj. fre·er, fre·est

1. Not imprisoned or enslaved; being at liberty.

2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another: felt free to go.

3.

a. Having political independence: "America . . . is the freest and wealthiest nation in the world" (Rudolph W. Giuliani).

b. Governed by consent and possessing or granting civil liberties: a free citizenry.

c. Not subject to arbitrary interference by a government: a free press.

4.

a. Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance: a healthy animal, free of disease; free from need.

b. Not subject to a given condition; exempt: income that is free of all taxes.

5. Not subject to external restraint: "Comment is free but facts are sacred" (Charles Prestwich Scott).

6. Not literal or exact: a free translation.

7.

a. Costing nothing; gratuitous: a free meal.

b. Publicly supported: free education.

8.

a. Not occupied or used: a free locker.

b. Not taken up by scheduled activities: free time between classes.

9. Unobstructed; clear: a free lane.

10. Unguarded in expression or manner; open; frank.

11. Taking undue liberties; forward or overfamiliar.

12. Liberal or lavish: tourists who are free with their money.

13. Given, made, or done of one's own accord; voluntary or spontaneous: a free act of the will; free choices.

14. Chemistry & Physics

a. Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion.

b. Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion: a free electron.

c. Not chemically bound in a molecule: free oxygen.

d. Involving no collisions or interactions: a free path.

e. Empty: a free space.

f. Unoccupied: a free energy level.

15. Nautical Favorable: a free wind.

16. Not bound, fastened, or attached: the free end of a chain.

17. Linguistics

a. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that can stand as an independent word, such as boat or bring.

b. Being a vowel in an open syllable, as the o in go.

adv.

1. In a free manner; without restraint.

2. Without charge.

tr.v. freed, free·ing, frees

1. To set at liberty; make free: freed the slaves; free the imagination.

2. To relieve of a burden, obligation, or restraint: a people who were at last freed from fear.

3. To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clear: free a path through the jungle.

Idiom:

for free Informal

Without charge.

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[Middle English fre, from Old English fro. V., from Middle English freen, from Old English fron, to love, set free; see pr- in Indo-European roots.]

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freely adv.

freeness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

freely - in a free manner; "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"

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freely

adverb

1. abundantly, liberally, lavishly, like water, extravagantly, copiously, unstintingly, with a free hand, bountifully, open-handedly, amply He was spending very freely.

2. openly, frankly, plainly, candidly, unreservedly, straightforwardly, without reserve He had someone to whom he could talk freely.

3. willingly, readily, voluntarily, spontaneously, without prompting, of your own free will, of your own accord He freely admits he lives for racing.

4. easily, cleanly, loosely, smoothly, readily You must allow the clubhead to swing freely.

5. without restraint, voluntarily, willingly, unchallenged, as you please, without being forced, without let or hindrance They cast their votes freely.

Translations

freely [ˈfriːlɪ] ADV

1. (= unrestrictedly) → libremente, con libertad
they cannot move freely about the country → no pueden viajar libremente or con libertad por el país
you may come and go freely → puedes ir y venir libremente or con toda libertad
you use that word a little too freely → usas esa palabra con demasiada libertad
the hens are allowed to roam freely → las gallinas pueden deambular sueltas or en libertad
to be freely available → ser fácil de conseguir, conseguirse con facilidad

2. (= openly) [speak] → con toda libertad, francamente

3. (= willingly) → de buen grado
the contract was freely entered into → el contrato se firmó de buen grado
I freely admit I was wrong → soy el primero en admitir que estaba equivocado

4. (= generously) [give] → generosamente, con liberalidad; [flow] → copiosamente
he spent his money freely → gastaba el dinero con liberalidad or a manos llenas
the wine flowed freely → el vino fluía copiosamente

5. (= loosely) [translate] → libremente
he has freely adapted the original → ha hecho una adaptación libre del original

freely [ˈfriːli] adv

(= without restriction) [move, flow, swing] → librement

(= without reservation) [talk, admit] → franchement

(= liberally) → libéralement
to spend freely → dépenser libéralement

to be freely available → être en vente libre

freely

adv

spend, give, lend, share (= liberally) → großzügig; (= willingly) → bereitwillig; refer → des Öfteren; perspire → stark; he was spending very freely → er gab das Geld mit vollen Händen aus; to use something freely → reichlich von etw Gebrauch machen; I freely admit that … → ich gebe gern zu, dass …

(= unrestrictedly) move, operate → frei, ungehindert; talk, speak, express oneself → frei, offen; elected, contested → in freien Wahlen; flow, travel → ungehindert; to be freely available → ohne Schwierigkeiten zu haben sein; the wine was flowing freely → der Wein floss in Strömen

freely [ˈfriːlɪ] adv (confess, speak) → liberamente, francamente; (generously) → generosamente
you may come and go freely → puoi andare e venire come vuoi

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freely [ˈfriːlɪ] adv (confess, speak) → liberamente, francamente; (generously) → generosamente
you may come and go freely → puoi andare e venire come vuoi