Schéma d’usage :
[something] is free
The coffee at the event was free.
A rendezvényen ingyenes volt a kávé.
You can download the app for free.
Az alkalmazást ingyenesen letöltheted.
They gave us free tickets to the show.
Exemples pédagogiques
The water is free.
A víz ingyenes.
We got free food.
Ingyen kaptunk ételt.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'free' meaning 'no cost' with 'free' meaning 'not restricted'. Context is important.
Sens
Not requiring payment
Collocations
free samples
|free trial
|free entry
|free gift
Synonymes
complimentary (Often used in formal or promotional contexts to mean free of charge.)
Antonymes
paid (Requires payment rather than being given without cost.)
Thèmes
daily life
|commerce
|daily_life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Something you can have or use without paying money.
Provided without any cost or payment required.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is free to [verb]
Citizens are free to speak their minds.
Az állampolgárok szabadon elmondhatják a véleményüket.
He is finally free after years in prison.
A börtönben töltött évek után végre szabad.
You are free to leave whenever you want.
Exemples pédagogiques
I am free to go.
Szabadon elmehetek.
She is free now.
Most már szabad.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may overuse 'free' instead of more specific words like 'available' when talking about time.
Sens
Not under control or limitation
Collocations
free country
|free to choose
|free speech
Synonymes
unrestricted (Emphasizes absence of limits or rules.)
Antonymes
restricted (Limited or controlled in movement, action, or rights.)
Thèmes
freedom
|law
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
Définition
Able to act, move, or live without limits or control.
Not limited, controlled, or held by rules, obligations, or physical restraints.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is free [time/day]
Are you free this weekend?
Ráérsz ezen a hétvégén?
The doctor is free at 3 p.m.
Az orvosnak délután háromkor van szabad időpontja.
Exemples pédagogiques
I am free today.
Ma ráérek.
She is free now.
Most ráér.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'free' meaning 'available' with 'free' meaning 'no cost'. Context helps clarify.
Sens
Available to do something
Collocations
free time
|free afternoon
|free seat
Synonymes
available (A more formal term for being not busy or ready.)
Antonymes
busy (Occupied with work or other activities.)
Thèmes
daily life
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Having time or being not busy; ready to do something.
Not currently occupied, engaged, or in use.
Schéma d’usage :
to free [someone/something] from [something]
They worked to free the trapped miners.
Azon dolgoztak, hogy kiszabadítsák a csapdába esett bányászokat.
The new policy will free businesses from strict regulations.
Az új intézkedés mentesíti majd a vállalkozásokat a szigorú szabályok alól.
She freed the bird from its cage.
Exemples pédagogiques
He freed the dog.
Kiszabadította a kutyát.
They freed the man from jail.
Szabadon engedték a férfit a börtönből.
Sens
Release from restriction or captivity
Collocations
free a prisoner
|free the hostages
|free up space
Synonymes
liberate (More formal and often used in political or military contexts.)
Antonymes
imprison (To put someone into confinement.)
Thèmes
freedom
|core_vocabulary
|law
Définition
To let someone or something go; to remove control or limits from them.
To cause someone or something to be no longer confined, controlled, or limited.
Children under five eat free.
Az öt év alatti gyerekek ingyen esznek.
He offered to do the job free.
Felajánlotta, hogy ingyen elvégzi a munkát.
The drinks were given away free.
Exemples pédagogiques
I got it free.
Ingyen kaptam meg.
She works free.
Ingyen dolgozik.
Sens
Without paying money
Collocations
work for free
|given away free
Synonymes
gratis (Formal term for 'without payment'.)
Antonymes
for a fee (Requires payment instead of being without cost.)
Thèmes
commerce
|daily_life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Without paying money for something.
Without any charge; at no cost.