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A keyword: an important word to learn free1   Show phonetics
adjective
1 NOT CONTROLLED able to live, happen, or exist without being controlled by anyone or anything
free trade
a free society
[+ to do sth] People should be free to say what they think.

2 NO COST not costing any money
a free sample of perfume
Entry is free for children under 12.
The unemployed get their prescriptions free of charge.

3 NOT A PRISONER not in prison or in a cage
He opened the cage and set the birds free.

4 NOT BUSY not busy doing anything
Are you free this evening?
I don't have much free time.

5 NOT USED not being used by anyone
Is this seat free?

6 free from/of sth not containing or having anything harmful or unpleasant
a life free from pain

7 feel free
something that you say in order to tell someone that they are allowed to do something
[+ to do sth] Please feel free to ask questions.
See also: duty-free, a free hand, free rein, tax-free, toll-free

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