free

/fɹiː//fɹiː/
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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

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Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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Simple pronunciation

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noun

1. Free transfer

2. The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

verb

1. To make free; set at liberty; release.

2. To rid of something that confines or oppresses.

Synonyms

adjective

1. (social) Unconstrained.

"He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted."

Synonyms: unconstrained, unfettered, unhindered
Antonyms: constrained, restricted

2. Obtainable without any payment.

"It's free real estate."

Synonyms: free of charge, gratis

3. (abstract) Unconstrained.

4. (physical) Unconstrained.

5. Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.

"We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.  I would like to live free from care in the mountains."

Synonyms: without

6. Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.

"a free horse"

7. Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.

8. Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.

"free service;  free socage"

9. Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.

"a free fishery;  a free warren"

Synonyms

adverb

1. Without needing to pay.

"I got this bike free."

Synonyms: for free, for nothing

2. Freely; willingly.

Synonyms

noun

1. (other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.

2. The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

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