adjective
These people want to be free. It's a free country
After ten years he was free at last
Are you free for dinner tonight? Here is a free room we can use for the meeting
The food was free but we paid for our drinks
Tie the free end of the rope round your waist
Let me give you some free advice
Fred is quite free with his donations to good causes
He is quite free about letting me use his car
You can be free in your criticism
She's free to do as she pleases. The two countries have signed a free-trade agreement
He thinks he is free of her influence
adverb
Our dog runs free on the farm. Let the rope hang free
They give new businesses advice free
verb
Bail was paid and we were freed. Lincoln freed the slaves. He was freed after six years in prison
Free the end of that rope
Free yourself of any preconceived notions on the subject
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