Free
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English
Etymology
From Old English freo, from Proto-Germanic (P.Gmc.) *frijaz, which derives from Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *prijos- dear, beloved.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /fri:/
Adjective
free, comparative freer, superlative freest
- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
- a free man
- Obtainable without payment.
- All drinks are free
- Unconstrained.
- He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted
- Unobstructed, without blockages.
- the drain was free
- Without obligations.
- free time
- Of software, with very few limitations on distribution or improvement compared to proprietary software.
Translations
not imprisoned
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obtainable without payment
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unconstrained
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unobstructed
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without obligations
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of software, guaranteeing freedom to users and developers
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The translations below might not be numbered correctly. Would native speakers please check them and insert them into the correct tables above.
- Chinese: 自由的 (zìyóu de) (1, 5), 免費的 (miǎnfèi de) (2), 放肆的 (fàngsì de) (3), 無拴住的 (wú shuānzhù de) (4)
- Danish: fri, gratis (2)
- Estonian: vaba, tasuta (2)
- Frisian: frij
- Greek: ελεύθερος (eleú(f)theros), δωρεάν (d(h)[o]reán), απαλλαγμένος ((h)apallagménos) ?
- Gothic: freis
- Hebrew: חינם ,חופשי
- Ido: libera (1, 5, 6), gratuita (2)
- Indonesian: bebas / merdeka (1), gratis / cuma-cuma (2)
- Interlingua: libere (1, 5, 6), franc (1, 5, 6), gratis (2), gratuite (2)
- Irish: saor
- Japanese: 自由 (じゆう, jiyū) (1), 無料 (むりょう, muryō) / ただ (tada) (2)
- Korean: 자유의 [自由-] (jayueui) (1), 자유로운 [自由-] (jayuroun) (5), 무료의 [無料-] (muryoeui) (2)
- Latin: liber
- Norwegian: fri, gratis (5)
- Old English: freo, freolic
- Romanian: liber (1, 3, 5), gratis, gratuit (2), nelimitat (3), neîmpiedicat (4)
- Slovak: slobodný, bezplatný
- Slovenian: prost, svoboden
- Amharic: ነፃ
Transitive verb
to free, present participle freeing, past and past participle freed
- Make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
Translations
make free
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