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{ "term": "free", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "without particular plans or arrangements; not busy", "sensetop": "free for something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Are you free on Saturday? We're having a barbecue." }, { "text": "We try to **keep** Sundays **free**." }, { "text": "If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her out.", "contextForm": "free for something" }, { "text": "Keep Friday night free for my party." }, { "text": "What do you like to do in your **free time** *(= when you are not working)*?" }, { "text": "Let's meet tomorrow. What time are you free?" }, { "text": "Come over for dinner, if you're free." }, { "text": "Are you free for dinner on Thursday?" }, { "text": "Are you free on 25th July? We're having a little get-together." }, { "text": "It's my birthday party a week on Friday, so keep it free." }, { "text": "I invited them, but they weren't free." }, { "text": "I had a couple of hours free so I went for a walk." }, { "text": "The morning is free for you to spend as you choose." }, { "text": "The next time I have a free day I'll come and see you." }, { "text": "We don't have any free weekends now until after Christmas." }, { "text": "I haven't had a free moment all day." }, { "text": "Let's do something tomorrow. I'm completely free all day." }, { "text": "Ask her to give me a call as soon as she's free." }, { "text": "I have to work until four, but after that I'm free." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "keep something"], "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "not being used", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He held out his free hand and I took it." }, { "text": "Is this seat free?" }, { "text": "The hospital needs to keep some beds free for emergencies." }, { "text": "The device allows you to talk on the phone with both hands free." }, { "text": "She has the phone on the left to keep her right hand free for writing." }, { "text": "There were no free tables, so we had to share." }, { "text": "You just find a free desk and go work at it." }, { "text": "None of the library computers were free." }, { "text": "Is the bathroom free?" }, { "text": "Let me know when the shower is free." }, { "text": "Seats get taken as soon as they become free." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"], "adverb": ["completely"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "costing nothing", "sensetop": "free to somebodyfree for somebodyfor free", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**Admission** is **free**." }, { "text": "**free software/tickets**" }, { "text": "We even offer a **free** web design **service**." }, { "text": "We''ll give you a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy." }, { "text": "Use of the pool is free to members.", "contextForm": "free to somebody" }, { "text": "Updates are free for registered users.", "contextForm": "free for somebody" }, { "text": "You can't expect people to work for free *(= without payment)*.", "contextForm": "for free" }, { "text": "The exhibition is free for children under ten." }, { "text": "The upgrade will be available free to existing customers." }, { "text": "Entrance is free for students." }, { "text": "Education should be free for everyone." }, { "text": "Parking is free after 6 pm." }, { "text": "Membership is free." }, { "text": "Shipping is free for orders over $50." }, { "text": "They get free medical care." }, { "text": "Subscribe to our free online newsletter." }, { "text": "We're giving away 100 free tickets to the final." }, { "text": "The game is available as a free download." }, { "text": "These are clean, green methods of harnessing free energy." }, { "text": "The website offers free legal advice to homeowners." }, { "text": "You get all this absolutely free." }, { "text": "Events are free but you have to reserve a place." }, { "text": "This attractive poster comes free with the magazine." }, { "text": "Responsible employers should provide these services free to staff." }, { "text": "We might be able to get some plants for free." }, { "text": "You can get all this information for free online." }, { "text": "They might give you some stuff for free in exchange for mentioning them on your blog." } ], "topics": ["Money", "Shopping"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "come"], "adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "entirely"], "phrases": ["for free", "free of charge"], "preposition": ["for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "not under the control or in the power of somebody else; able to do what you want", "sensetop": "free to do somethingfree from somethingfree of something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free." }, { "text": "Students have a free choice of modules in their final year." }, { "text": "You are free to leave at any time.", "contextForm": "free to do something" }, { "text": "The government wants to leave companies free to make their own decisions." }, { "text": "The organization wants to remain free from government control.", "contextForm": "free from something" }, { "text": "We want an independent state free of foreign interference.", "contextForm": "free of something" }, { "text": "‘Can I sit here?’ ‘Please, **feel free** *(= of course you can)*.’" }, { "text": "Feel free to email me if you have any questions." }, { "text": "After my divorce I felt free." }, { "text": "You have a completely free choice of topic for your essay." }, { "text": "Children should be free to choose their own friends." }, { "text": "You are free to express your opinion, of course." }, { "text": "The band split up, leaving her free to pursue solo projects." }, { "text": "You are free to come and go as you please." }, { "text": "Guests are free to wander around the grounds." }, { "text": "Feel free to contact us at any time." }, { "text": "It's just my advice—feel free to ignore it." }, { "text": "They should remain an independent agency free from outside influence." }, { "text": "I try to make my own decisions, free of any outside influences." }, { "text": "She was finally free of the constraints of her religious upbringing." }, { "text": "She is making her own art free from commercial pressure." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"], "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "quite"], "preposition": ["from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "not limited or controlled by anyone else", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A true democracy needs **free speech** and a **free press**." }, { "text": "He called for **free and fair elections**." }, { "text": "They gave me **free access** to all the files." }, { "text": "We celebrate the role of the press in a free society." }, { "text": "In a free country you should be able to go wherever you want." }, { "text": "He opposes the free flow of goods and people into the country." }, { "text": "the free flow of ideas through society" }, { "text": "the free movement of goods and capital" }, { "text": "We could help the developing world by giving them free access to markets." }, { "text": "We want to be a free and democratic nation." }, { "text": "He tried to create an open and free atmosphere in the school." }, { "text": "Has the obsession with cheap food, brought about by free, unfettered competition, reached its limits?" }, { "text": "Children need time for unorganized free play." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"], "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "quite"], "preposition": ["from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "not a prisoner or slave", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He walked out of jail **a free man**." }, { "text": "The hostages were all **set free**." }, { "text": "The hacker is currently **free on bail**." }, { "text": "After twelve years in captivity, they were free." }, { "text": "His captors set him free." }, { "text": "It is worse to wrongly convict the innocent than to let the guilty go free." }, { "text": "He had an alibi, so police had no choice but to let him walk free." }, { "text": "The killer remains free and at large." }, { "text": "She pleaded with them to let her free." }, { "text": "They declared the slaves free." }, { "text": "In ancient Rome it was possible for a slave to become a free man." }, { "text": "We are a free people and we will not be enslaved." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "roam", "run"], "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "not tied up or in a cage", "sensetop": "free to do something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The researchers **set** the birds **free**." }, { "text": "Our livestock is free to roam.", "contextForm": "free to do something" }, { "text": "animals roaming free across the plains" }, { "text": "He subdues one of the wild horses and then allows it to go free." }, { "text": "She opened the cage and let the bird fly free." }, { "text": "The chickens are free to range across a wide area." }, { "text": "The sheep are free to graze all over the mountainside." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "roam", "run"], "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "clear; not blocked", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Ensure there is a **free flow** of air around the machine." }, { "text": "the **free movement** of traffic" }, { "text": "The grills allow free movement of air." }, { "text": "The roads are relatively free today." }, { "text": "The crowd parted, giving me a free path to the front." }, { "text": "The tube is free for water to move along." }, { "text": "Make sure the pipe is free of any obstruction." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "not containing or affected by something harmful or unpleasant", "sensetop": "free from/of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "free from artificial colours and flavourings" }, { "text": "Everyone deserves to live free from fear." }, { "text": "free of defects/problems/symptoms" }, { "text": "Beef producers want their herds **free of disease**." }, { "text": "It was several weeks before he was **completely free** of pain." }, { "text": "We've managed to keep the garden free of weeds this year." }, { "text": "Animals on our farms are reared on diets free from GM feed." }, { "text": "Our staff have a right to work free from violence or threats." }, { "text": "a safe, loving home free of violence" }, { "text": "a workplace free from pressure or bullying" }, { "text": "The room was almost completely free of ornament." }, { "text": "Soundproofing can rarely make a space completely free of external noise." }, { "text": "The soil should be free from stones and large clods." }, { "text": "The picture is clear, free of any defects." }, { "text": "His tone was entirely free of irony." }, { "text": "The child should not return to school until he is entirely free from symptoms." }, { "text": "The text should be totally free of mistakes." }, { "text": "She is remarkably free of self-importance." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"], "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "without the thing mentioned", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "pure, additive-free ingredients" }, { "text": "a trouble-free life" }, { "text": "After six months of treatment he is cancer-free." }, { "text": "organic, chemical-free farming" }, { "text": "Our baby foods are guaranteed GM-free." }, { "text": "healthy, disease-free animals" }, { "text": "a virtually bacteria-free environment" }, { "text": "Completely pain-free childbirth is a myth." }, { "text": "She is now symptom-free and can return to work." }, { "text": "He's managed to stay injury-free this season." }, { "text": "Holidays should be a relaxed, pressure-free time." }, { "text": "It's not a race, just a pressure-free stroll." }, { "text": "Wouldn't a totally stress-free life be boring?" }, { "text": "I want her time here to be happy and stress-free." }, { "text": "a simple, hassle-free solution" }, { "text": "an error-free copy" }, { "text": "There's no such thing as problem-free insurance." }, { "text": "Her pregnancy was relatively problem-free." }, { "text": "They describe themselves as child-free." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "not attached to something; not stuck somewhere and unable to move", "sensetop": "free from somethingfree of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Pull gently on the free end of the rope." }, { "text": "She finally managed to **pull** herself **free**." }, { "text": "They tied him up but he managed to get free." }, { "text": "They had to be **cut free** from their car after the accident.", "contextForm": "free from something" }, { "text": "The boat had **broken free** of its moorings.", "contextForm": "free of something" }, { "text": "They swam free of the wreckage." }, { "text": "The wagon broke free from the train." }, { "text": "Edie tried to pull her hand free." }, { "text": "He pulled the sword free from the stone." }, { "text": "You jump on the free end of the board and dive in." }, { "text": "Tuck the free end away out of sight." }, { "text": "The ladder swung free from the cliff face." }, { "text": "The dog had broken free of its chain." }, { "text": "He managed to jump free of the car before it crashed." }, { "text": "She squirmed free of his grasp." }, { "text": "He struggled to get free, but the ropes held." }, { "text": "Some external parts of the car may flap around until eventually they work free and fall off." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "roam", "run"], "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"] } }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "ready to give something, especially when it is not wanted", "sensetop": "free with something", "labels": "(often disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "He's too free with his opinions." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "a free translation is not exact but gives the general meaning", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have done something successfully, especially when it was difficult", "examples": [ { "text": "I could see the finish line and thought I was home free." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "informal; relaxed", "examples": [ { "text": "Life was never going to be so free and easy again." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you give somebody a free pass or somebody gets a free pass, they are not punished for something bad they have done, or they are given permission to do something bad", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "This time he gets a free pass but if he does it again, he’ll be sent to jail." }, { "text": "Just because someone has expensive designer gear, it doesn't mean they have a free pass to be mean to my staff." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions", "examples": [ { "text": "I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to get or take something without paying because somebody else is paying for it", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to give somebody complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely", "examples": [ { "text": "The designer was given free rein." }, { "text": "The script allows full rein to her larger-than-life acting style." }, { "text": "When I paint I just give my imagination free rein." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used as a reply when somebody suggests that you should not do something, or when somebody has asked permission or said they are going to do something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "It's a free country; I'll say what I like!" }, { "text": "Wear what you like. It's a free country." }, { "text": "‘It's a free country!’ he shouted. ‘I can do what I like!’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that it is not possible to get something for nothing", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment", "examples": [ { "text": "She was acquitted and walked free from court." } ], "topics": ["Crime and punishment"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/friː/", "audio": "fr/free/free__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈfriːə(r)/", "audio": "fr/free/freer__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈfriːɪst/", "audio": "fr/free/freest__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/friː/", "audio": "fr/free/free__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈfriːər/", "audio": "fr/free/freer__us_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈfriːɪst/", "audio": "fr/free/freest__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English frēo (adjective), frēon (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vrij and German frei, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by friend." }