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free

The correct spelling is free.

How to pronounce free

/fɹiː/
noun

IPA: /fɹiː/

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The correct spelling is free. Free transfer For example: "He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted."

Usage Examples

He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.

It's free real estate.

We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.  I would like to live free from care in the mountains.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Free transfer
  2. 2.The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
  3. 3.(other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
  4. 4.The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

verb

  1. 1.To make free; set at liberty; release.
  2. 2.To rid of something that confines or oppresses.

adjective

  1. 1.(social) Unconstrained.
  2. 2.Obtainable without any payment.
  3. 3.(abstract) Unconstrained.
  4. 4.(physical) Unconstrained.
  5. 5.Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.

adverb

  1. 1.Without needing to pay.
  2. 2.Freely; willingly.

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