free in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
free in Malayalam മലയാളം
free in Marathi मराठी
free in Sindhi سنڌي
free in Tamil தமிழ்
free in English
- free⇄adj. 1. not under another's control; not a captive or slave.
Ex. a free man, a free people, a free nation, free speech.
(SYN) independent.
2. not held back from acting or thinking as one pleases; having liberty.
Ex. She was free - free⇄adv. freely.
- free⇄adv. 1. without cost or payment.
Ex. Children under 12 can attend free.
2. in a free manner; freely.
Ex. The animals ran free around the farm.
3. (Nautical.) with the wind blowing favorably, not on the bow. - free⇄expr. for free, without charge or cost.
Ex. ... train passengers who sleep past their destination and get trundled back home for free (Punch). - free⇄expr. free and clear, (Law.) (of real estate) not encumbered by any lien, as a mortgage.
Ex. He's met his mortgage payments promptly--and now his home is free and clear (Wall Street Journal). - free⇄expr. free and easy,
a. free from constraint; natural; unaffected.
Ex. a free and easy manner, to act free and easy.
b. careless; slipshod.
Ex. He was criticized for his free and easy methods of research. - free⇄expr. free from (or of), without; having no; lacking.
Ex. free from fear, air free of dust. The industry has a statutory obligation to distribute gas free from hydrogen sulphide (Times Literary Supplement). - free⇄expr. free with, giving or using freely; generous, liberal, or lavish with.
Ex. free with one's money. He is too free with criticism. - free⇄expr. make free with, to use as if one owned or had complete rights.
Ex. Our uninvited guests made free with everything we owned. - free⇄expr. set free, to make free; let loose; release.
Ex. He set free the bear cub caught in the trap. - free⇄free, adjective, freer,freest,adverb, verb, freed,freeing.
- free⇄v.t. 1. to relieve from any kind of burden, bondage, or slavery; make free.
Ex. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves.
(SYN) liberate, emancipate.
2. to let loose; release.
Ex. He freed his foot from the vine that tripped him.