free
Something you can have or use without paying money.
Provided without any cost or payment required.
Able to act, move, or live without limits or control.
Not limited, controlled, or held by rules, obligations, or physical restraints.
Having time or being not busy; ready to do something.
Not currently occupied, engaged, or in use.
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.
Without paying money for something.
Without any charge; at no cost.
- Base: free
- Comparative: freeer
- Superlative: freeest
- Base: free
- 3rd Person Singular: frees
- Present Participle: freeing
- Past: freed
- Past Participle: freed
- Irregular comparative: freeer Adjective
- Irregular superlative: freeest Adjective
break free
1Escape by force or effort
To get away from someone or something holding you by using effort or force.
- She managed to break free from his grip.
- The country hopes to break free from poverty.
feel free (to)
1Be encouraged to act without hesitation
Used to tell someone they can do something if they want and should not worry about it.
- Feel free to ask questions anytime.
- Please feel free to use my phone.
for free
1Without paying money
Without having to pay any money.
- We got these tickets for free.
- She fixed my phone for free.
set free
1Release from captivity or restraint
To allow someone or something to go free after keeping them under control.
- The rescue team set the hostages free.
- The bird was set free after treatment.
free of charge
1Provided without cost (formal)
Provided without having to pay money; formal way of saying 'free'.
- Delivery is free of charge within the city.
- The delivery service is free of charge for orders over $50.
- The service is provided free of charge.
- This service is provided free of charge.
- Children under 5 can enter the zoo free of charge.
- Parking here is free of charge.