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English
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Etymology
ME. term|fre < OE. term|freo|fr�o.
Pronunciation
IPA|/fɹi�/, SAMPA|/fri:/
audio|en-us-free.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj|freer|freest
- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
#: a free man
- Obtainable without payment.
#: All drinks are free
- context|also|_|mathematics unconstrained|Unconstrained.
#: He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted <!--"rein", not "reign"-->
#: The free group on three generators
- Unobstructed, without blockages.
#: the drain was free
- Without obligations.
#: free time
- context|of|_|software With very few limitations on distribution or improvement compared to proprietary software.
#: free software
- To be released.
#: We set the rabbit free
- Being absent from it.
#: We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat
- complang Of identifiers, not bound.
- mycology Not attached to the stipe.
#: In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free.
Translations
trans-top|not imprisoned
Albanian: lirë (i/e)
Amharic: ��
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¦Õ¡Õ¿ (azat)
Bambara: h�r�n
Catalan: lliure
Chinese: ���
Croatian: t-|hr|slobodan
Czech: t-|cs|svobodný|m, t-|cs|volný|m
Danish: t-|da|fri
Dutch: t+|nl|vrij, t+|nl|los <!-- move inflection to "vrij": losse -->
Esperanto: t+|eo|libera|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: vaba, prii
Finnish: t+|fi|vapaa
French: t+|fr|libre|m|f
Frisian: frij
German: t+|de|frei, t-|de|ungebunden
Gothic: freis
Greek: t+|el|ελε�θε�ο�|m|sc=Grek (eléftheros)
Hebrew: he-translation|��פש�|khofshà m <!-- move inflection to "��פש�": he-translation|��פש��|khofshiyá f -->
Hindi: ��़ाद (�z�d)
Hungarian: t+|hu|szabad
Ido: libera
Indonesian: t-|id|bebas|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: libere
Irish: t-|ga|saor|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|libero|m
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Japanese: t+|ja|��|���|tr{{Jpan|scJpan, jiyū}}
Korean: t+|ko|ì��ì� |trjayu|scHang
Kurdish:
Latin: t+|la|liber|m|alt=līber
Latvian: brīvs m <!-- move inflection to "brīvs": brīva f -->
Limburgish: vrie
Lithuanian: laisvas m <!-- move inflection to "laisvas": laisva f -->
Malayalam: സ�വതന�ത�ര� (svathanthram)
Norwegian: t-|no|fri
Novial: liberi
Occitan: liure m <!-- move inflection to "liure": liura f -->
Old English: freo|fr�o, freolic|fr�olic
Persian: t-|fa|آزاد|tr�z�d|scFAchar|xs=Persian
Polish: t+|pl|wolny
Portuguese: t+|pt|livre|m|f
Romanian: t-|ro|liber|m<!-- move inflection to "liber": liber� f -->, slobod
Russian: t+|ru|�вободн�й|scCyrl|trsvobódnyj, t+|ru|вол�н�й|scCyrl|trvól'nyj
Serbian: t-|sr|slobodan|m <!-- move inflection to "slobodan": slobodna f -->
Sindhi: SDchar|آزاد (�z�d)
Slovene: t|sl|svoboden|m <!-- move inflection to "svoboden": svobodna f, svobodno n -->
Spanish: t+|es|libre|m|f
Swahili: t-|sw|huru|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|fri
Turkish: t+|tr|hür
Ukrainian: в�л�ний m
Urdu: t-|ur|آزاد|tr�z�d|scURchar|xs=Urdu
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trans-top|obtainable without payment
Afrikaans: verniet, gratis
Albanian: t-|sq|falas|xs=Albanian
Amharic: ��
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¶Õ¾Õ³Õ¡Ö� (anvtshar)
Bambara: gansan
Catalan: de franc, gratuït, gratis
Chinese: �費�
Croatian: t-|hr|besplatan
Czech: t-|cs|zdarma, t-|cs|bezplatný|m, t-|cs|volný|m
Danish: t-|da|gratis, t-|da|fri
Dutch: gratis#Dutch|gratis, kosteloos, kosteloze, verniet (Flanders)
Esperanto: t-|eo|senkosta|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|senpaga|xsEsperanto
Estonian: tasuta
Finnish: t+|fi|ilmainen, t-|fi|maksuton
French: t+|fr|gratuit|m, t+|fr|gratis|m|f
Frisian: fergees gratis
German: t+|de|umsonst, t+|de|gratis, t+|de|kostenlos
Greek: t-|el|δ��εάν|trdoreán|scGrek <!--is this ancient Greek? Yes but it's a perfectly good MGr word too.-->
Hebrew: he-translation|×�×�× ×�|khinám, he-translation|×�×�פש×�|khofshà m <!-- move inflection to "×�×�פש×�": he-translation|×�×�פש×�ת|khofshÃt f -->
Hungarian: t+|hu|szabad, t+|hu|ingyenes
Indonesian: gratis, bebas biaya
Ido: gratuita
Interlingua: gratis, gratuite
Italian: t+|it|gratuito|m, t+|it|gratis
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Japanese: t|ja|ç�¡æ��|ã��ã��ã��ã��|tr{{Jpan|scJpan, muryÅ�}}, t-|ja|ã��ã� |trtada|scJpan
Korean: t|ko|무�||alt무��|trmuryo-ui|scHang<!-- show "��" in "무�"-->, t+|ko|공�|alt공�(�)|trgongjja(ui)|scHang
Kurdish:
Latvian: bezmaksas
Lithuanian: nemokamas m
Malayalam: സ��ന�യ� (soujanyam)
Norwegian: t-|no|gratis
Polish: darmowy, bezp�atny
Portuguese: t|pt|grátis|m|f, t+|pt|gratuito|m <!-- move inflection to "gratuito": gratuita f -->
Romanian: t-|ro|gratis, t-|ro|gratuit|m <!-- move inflection to "gratuit": gratuit� f -->
Russian: t|ru|бе�пла�н�й|tr=b'esplátnyj
Serbian: besplatno, džaba
Sindhi: SDchar|��ت|���ت
Slovene: zastonj
Spanish: t-|es|gratis
Swedish: t+|sv|gratis, t+|sv|fri, t-|sv|kostnadsfri
Swahili: t-|sw|bure|xs=Swahili
Turkish: t+|tr|bedava
Ukrainian: безко��овний m
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trans-top|unconstrained
Albanian: pafre
Amharic: ��
Armenian: առան� (arranc�)
Bambara: h�r�n
Catalan: lliure
Croatian: t-|hr|neograni�en, t-|hr|slobodan
Czech: t-|cs|volný|m <!-- move inflection to "volný": t-|cs|volná|f, t-|cs|volné|n -->
Danish: t-|da|fri
Dutch: vrij, los<!-- move inflection to "los": losse -->, loslopend <!-- move inflection to "loslopend": loslopende -->
Esperanto: t+|eo|libera|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: vaba, prii
Finnish: t+|fi|vapaa, t-|fi|rajoittamaton
French: t+|fr|libre|m|f
German: t+|de|frei
Greek: t+|el|ελε�θε�ο�|m|treléftheros|scGrek
Hebrew: he-translation|×¤× ×�×�|panúy|m <!-- move inflection to "×¤× ×�×�": he-translation|×¤× ×�×�×�|panuyá f -->
Ido: libera
Interlingua: libere, franc
Italian: t+|it|libero|m
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Japanese: t+|ja|��|���|tr{{Jpan|scJpan, jiyū}}, t|ja|���|�����|tr{{Jpan|scJpan, jihatsuteki}}
Korean: t|ko|ì��ì� ì �|trjayujeok|scHang <!-- è�ªç�±ç�� -->
Kurdish:
Latin: t|la|līber|m
Limburgish: vrie
Norwegian: t-|no|fri, t-|no|løs
Novial: liberi
Old English: t-|ang|freo|altfr�o|xsOld English
Polish: t+|pl|wolny
Portuguese: livre#Portuguese|livre m and f
Romanian: t-|ro|liber|m<!-- liber� f-->, neîmpiedicat
Russian: t+|ru|�вободн�й|scCyrl|trsvobódnyj
Serbian: povoljno, voljno
Sindhi: SDchar|�ٽ�|��ٽ��� m; SDchar|�ٽ�|��ٽ��� f
Spanish: t+|es|libre|m|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fri
Turkish: t+|tr|serbest
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trans-top|unobstructed
Albanian: lirë (i/e)
Catalan: lliure
Croatian: t-|hr|slobodan, t-|hr|otvoren
Czech: t-|cs|volný|m
Dutch: t+|nl|vrij, t|nl|vrije, t+|nl|open
Esperanto: t+|eo|libera|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: piiramatu, takistamatu
Finnish: auki (adverb), aukinainen, avoin, esteetön, selvä
French: t+|fr|libre|m|f
German: t+|de|frei
Greek: t+|el|ελε�θε�ο�|m|sc=Grek (eléftheros)
Hebrew: he-translation|×¤× ×�×�|panúy m <!-- he-translation|×¤× ×�×�×�|panuyá f -->
Ido: libera
Interlingua: libere, franc
Italian: t+|it|libero|m
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Japanese: t-|ja|����|trsonomama|scJpan
Korean: t|ko|��|alt����|trmakhimeopneun|sc=Hang
Kurdish:
Limburgish: vrie
Norwegian: t-|no|Ã¥pen, t-|no|fri
Novial: liberi
Polish: t+|pl|wolny
Portuguese: t+|pt|livre
Romanian: t-|ro|liber|m<!-- liber� f -->, neîmpiedicat
Russian: t|ru|бе�п�еп����венн�й|trb'espr'ep'átstv'ennyj, t+|ru|�вободн�й|scCyrl|tr=svobódnyj
Sindhi: SDchar|خ�اص�|خ��اص� m; SDchar|خ�اص�|خ�اص�� f
Slovene: t+|sl|prost|m <!-- move inflections to "prost": prosta f, prosto n -->
Spanish: t+|es|libre|m|f
Turkish: t+|tr|engellenmemi�
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trans-top|without obligations
Albanian: pazënë (i/e)
Bambara: h�r�n
Catalan: liure
Croatian: t-|hr|slobodan
Czech: t-|cs|volný|m
Danish: t-|da|fri
Dutch: vrij, ongedwongen
Esperanto: t+|eo|libera|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|vaba
Finnish: t+|fi|vapaa
French: t+|fr|libre|m|f
German: t+|de|frei
Greek: t+|el|ελεÏ�θεÏ�οÏ�|m|treléftheros|scGrek, t-|el|αÏ�αλλαγμÎνοÏ�|m|altαÏ�αλλαγμÎνοÏ� αÏ�Ï�|trapallagménos apó|sc=Grek (free from)
Hebrew: he-translation|×¤× ×�×�|panúy m<!-- he-translation|×¤× ×�×�×�|panuyá f -->, he-translation|×�×�פש×�|khofshà m <!-- he-translation|×�×�פש×�×�|khofshiyá f -->
Hungarian: t+|hu|szabad
Ido: libera
Interlingua: libere
Italian: t+|it|libero|m
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Japanese: t+|ja|��|���|tr{{Jpan|scJpan, jiyū}}, t-|ja|��|���|tr{{Jpan|scJpan, katte}}
Korean: t|ko|��|trja-ui|scHang <!-- �� -->
Kurdish:
Limburgish: vrie
Norwegian: t-|no|fri, t-|no|ledig
Novial: liberi
Old English: t-|ang|freo|altfr�o|xsOld English
Polish: t+|pl|wolny
Portuguese: t+|pt|livre
Romanian: t-|ro|liber|m <!-- liber� f -->
Russian: t+|ru|�вободн�й|scCyrl|trsvobódnyj
Serbian: bezobavezno
Sindhi: SDchar|�ار�غ; SDchar|�ا�د� m <!-- move inflection to "�ا�د�": SDchar|�ا�د�|�ا�د�� f -->
Slovenian: t+|sl|prost|m <!-- move inflection to "prost": prosta f, prosto n -->
Spanish: t+|es|libre
Swedish: t+|sv|fri
Turkish: serbest
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trans-top|of software, guaranteeing freedom to users and developers
Albanian: lejuar (i/e)
Bambara: h�r�n
Catalan: lliure
Croatian: t-|hr|slobodan
Danish: t-|da|fri
Dutch: t+|nl|vrij, t|nl|vrije
Esperanto: t+|eo|libera|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|vaba
Finnish: t+|fi|ilmainen, t-|fi|ilmais-, t+|fi|avoin
French: t+|fr|libre|m|f
German: t+|de|frei
Greek: t+|el|ελε�θε�ο�|m|sc=Grek (eléftheros)
Hebrew: he-translation|×�×�פש×�|khofshà m <!-- he-translation|×�×�פש×�ת|khofshÃt f -->
Ido: libera
Interlingua: libere
Italian: libero, free, libre (software)
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Japanese: ���(hurī)
Korean: t|ko|ì��ì� |tr=jayu
Kurdish:
Limburgish: vrie
Lithuanian: nemokama
Norwegian: t-|no|fri
Novial: liberi
Polish: t+|pl|wolny
Portuguese: t+|pt|livre|m|f
Romanian: t-|ro|gratuit, t-|ro|liber
Russian: t|ru|бе�пла�н�й|tr=b'esplátnyj
Sindhi: SDchar|ک���|ک����� m <!-- SDchar|ک���|ک����� f -->
Spanish: t+|es|libre
Swedish: t+|sv|fri
Turkish: t+|tr|özgür
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trans-top|released
Albanian: lirë (i/e)
Croatian: t-|hr|oslobo�en, t-|hr|pušten
Finnish: t+|fi|vapaa
Frisian: frijlitten, befrijt
German: entlassen, befreit
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Russian: t+|ru|�вободн�й|scCyrl|trsvobódnyj, t|ru|о�вобожд�нн�й|tr=osvobožd'ónnyj
Swedish: t+|sv|fri, t-|sv|lös, t+|sv|släppt
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trans-top|being absent from it
Albanian: t-|sq|pa|xs=Albanian
Finnish: -ton, ilman (jotakin)
German: frei von
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Italian: t+|it|senza
Swedish: t+|sv|fri
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ttbc|Chinese: (1) è�ªç�±ç��; è�ªç�±ç�� (2) é �æ�¢ç��, é��æ�¢ç��; (3) ç�¡, ä¸�å�«, æ�ªå�«; (4) ç�¡é��å�¶ç��; (5) å��è²»ç��; è�ªç�±ç�� (zìyóu de) (1, 5), å��è²»ç�� (miÇ�nfèi de) (2), æ�¾è��ç�� (fà ngsì de) (3), ç�¡æ�´ä½�ç�� (wú shuÄ�nzhù de) (4)
ttbc|Hungarian: szabad (1, 2), ingyenes (5), nélkül (3)
ttbc|Indonesian: bebas / merdeka (1), gratis / cuma-cuma (2), bebas / merdeka, gratis (5), cuma-cuma, tanpa, kosong
ttbc|Irish: saor
ttbc|Lithuanian: be (3); neribotas (4);
ttbc|Low Saxon: fri, leddig, lerrig, ledig
ttbc|Occitan: liure (1,3), dobèrt (2), gratis (5), gratuït (5),
ttbc|Serbian: slobodan (1), besplatan (5)
ttbc|Slovak: slobodný, bezplatný, slobodný (1), voľný (1, 2, 4), bezplatný (5)
ttbc|Tamil: �லவ�ம
ttbc|Volapük: libik, livik
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Adverb
en-adv
- informal In a way which is free, especially with regard to contraints or price.
#: I got this bike free.
Translations
trans-top|in a way which is free
Albanian: t-|sq|falas|xs=Albanian
Finnish: t|fi|ilmaiseksi
French: t+|fr|gratis, t|fr|gratos
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Russian: t|ru|�вободно|trsvobódno, t|ru|бе�пла�но|trb'esplátno
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Verb
en-verb|free|d
- transitive To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
Translations
trans-top|make free
Afrikaans: bevry, loslaat, laat gaan
Albanian: liroj
Danish: befri, fritage, løslade
Dutch: bevrijden, loslaten, laten gaan
Esperanto: t-|eo|liberi|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: vabastama, vabaks laskma
Finnish: vapauttaa, päästää vapaa|vapaaksi
French: libérer, dégager (free someone from prison)
German: t-|de|befreien
Greek: t-|el|ελε�θε��ν�|sc=Grek (eleftheróno)
Hebrew: he-translation|�ש�רר|leshakhrér
Interlingua: liberar
Italian: t+|it|liberare
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Kurdish: KUchar|�زگار کرد�
Latin: t-|la|liberare
Lithuanian: išlaisvinti
Norwegian: t-|no|frigjøre, t-|no|frigi, t-|no|befri, t-|no|løslate
Occitan: desliurar
Old English: t-|ang|freogan|altfr�oġan|xsOld English
Portuguese: t+|pt|libertar, t+|pt|livrar, t+|pt|soltar
Romanian: a elibera
Russian: t|ru|оÑ�вобождаÑ�Ñ�|trosvoboždát' impf, t|ru|оÑ�вободиÑ�Ñ�|trosvobodÃt' pf
Serbian: osloboditi
Slovak: t+|sk|oslobodiť
Slovene: osvoboditi
Spanish: t-|es|librar
Swedish: befria, frita(ga) <!--fria: Someone please give an example of this?--->
Turkish: serbest bırakmak
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Noun
en-noun
- aussie-rules Abbreviation of free kick.
#: 2006: Whether deserved or not, the free gave Cresswell the chance to cover himself in glory with a shot on goal after the siren. 1 <!-- a typical, but not especially notable usage here, feel free (pun intended) to replace with a better one -->
Translations
<!-- Only abbreviated forms here (if they exist), please -->
trans-top|abbreviation of free kick
Finnish: t-|fi|vapari
German: Freistoss
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Anagrams
reef
Derived terms
free abelian group
free algebra
freeball
freedom
free fall
free group
freelance
freelancer
freeloader
Freemason
free module
free object
free rein<!--Note: this is the only correct spelling of this expression-->
free semigroup
free variable
freeware
See also
-free
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pl:free
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ru:free
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fi:free
sv:free
ta:free
te:free
vi:free
tr:free
uk:free
zh:free
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