Free
(
adjective
,
verb
)
(As an adjective)
Free ( adjective )
- Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes.
- Not subject to payment or charge.
- Not occupied or in use.
- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
- Not fixed in position; able to move or be moved readily.
Origin:
Old english frēo 'free, exempt, not in bondage," from proto-germanic *frijaz 'beloved, free," from pie *priy-a- 'dear, beloved".
Examples:
- I have a free evening tomorrow, so I'm available to help.
- Admission to the park is free on weekends.
- She felt free from the constraints of her old job.
- The table was free and I took a seat.
- The bird flew freely through the sky.
(As a verb)
Free ( verb )
- Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes.
- Not subject to payment or charge.
- Not occupied or in use.
- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
- Not fixed in position; able to move or be moved readily.
Origin:
Old english frēo 'free, exempt, not in bondage," from proto-germanic *frijaz 'beloved, free," from pie *priy-a- 'dear, beloved".
Examples:
- I have a free evening tomorrow, so I'm available to help.
- Admission to the park is free on weekends.
- She felt free from the constraints of her old job.
- The table was free and I took a seat.
- The bird flew freely through the sky.