free
adjective (GIVING/USING OFTEN) /friː/Definition
free with › giving or using often or in large amounts: He's rather free with his wife's money. She's very free with advice but she never seems to act on it herself. He's very free with his criticism!Generous and charitableCharity organizations make free with disapproving › to use something that belongs to someone else a lot: Don't her parents mind her making free with their house while they're on holiday?Using and misusing
(Definition of free adjective (GIVING/USING OFTEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (START USING)
- adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)
- avail yourself of sth phrasal verb
- be (of) (any/some) use idiom
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- consume verb (USE RESOURCE)
- exhaust verb (USE)
- get/muscle in on the act idiom
- give/allow sth full play idiom
- go into sth phrasal verb (BE USED)
- go through sth phrasal verb (USE)
- gobble sth up phrasal verb
- spare verb (TRY HARD)
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- take sth from sb phrasal verb
- tap verb (GET)
- trade on sth phrasal verb
- turn sth over phrasal verb (USE)
- turn to sth phrasal verb
- turn/use sth to good account idiom
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