0 not limited or controlled:
[ + to infinitive ] Am I free (= do I have permission) to leave now?
I'll give you a key, so you'll be free to come and go as you like.
Please feel free to interrupt me if you don't understand anything.
The agreement gives companies free access to the markets of member countries.
A great deal has been achieved, most notably free elections (= elections in which people can vote as they wish).
The atmosphere in the office is fairly free and easy.
4 not doing anything planned or important, or available to be used:
She's in a meeting at the moment, but she should be free to see you in ten minutes.
I'm working in the café all this week, but I've got a free evening next Monday.
Excuse me, is this seat free (= is anyone intending to sit in this seat)?
We queued for half an hour waiting for a free space in the car park.
If you take these bags, that will give me a free hand to open the door.
5 not having something that is unwanted or unpleasant:
The organization is a charitable enterprise, so it is free from tax worldwide.
She'll never be completely free of the disease.
Ensure the wound is free from/of dirt before applying the bandage.
7 If an element is free, it is not combined with anything else or attached to anything else:
8 to allow someone to leave a prison or place where they have been kept:
9 to move or make loose someone or something that is caught or held somewhere:
10 to remove the limits or controls on someone or something:
Her retirement from politics will free her (= provide her with enough time) to write her memoirs.
11 to make something available for someone to use:
12 used at the end of words to mean "without having to pay":
13 used at the end of words to mean "without":
lead-free fuel
No working environment is entirely stress-free.
The journey was surprisingly hassle-free.
14 not limited or controlled:
[ + to infinitive ] You are free to come and go as you please.
[ + to infinitive ] Please feel free to ask questions.
18 not doing anything planned or important, or not being used:
19 not having something that is unwanted or unpleasant:
20 to allow someone to leave a prison or place where they have been kept:
The hostages were all freed.
21 to release someone or something from limits or controls:
[ + to infinitive ] The inheritance freed him to travel.
22 to release someone from something that is unwanted or unpleasant:
He longed to be freed of all his obligations.
23 to release someone or something that is physically held or trapped:
24 without:
The superintendent lives here rent-free.
25 costing nothing:
26 not limited or controlled:
We know that freedom and opportunity can truly thrive in a free society that is also a responsible society.
The website spokesperson said that its opinions are protected as free speech.
be free to do sth Members of the public buying direct from an insurer are free to inquire about its security rating.
27 something that is free is available to be used because no one else is using it:
Is this desk free?
28 not in a fixed position or not joined to anything:
free to do sth With the autocue, your hands and head are free to communicate body language more powerfully.
30 not having something that is unwanted:
free from sth Members must be free from politics and outside influences when making decisions.
free of sth They proved through testing that their products were free of contamination.
31 used to say that nothing is free even if it appears to be, for example, if someone gives you something they probably want something back from you in return
32 without having to pay for something:
33 to make something available for someone to use:
34 to remove the limits or controls on someone or something:
35 used at the end of words to mean 'without':
We like to get the marketing done on Thursdays so we can have the weekend free.
The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy.
The books will be distributed free to local schools.
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