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{
"term": "freely",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "without anyone trying to prevent or control something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the country’s first freely elected president"
},
{
"text": "EU citizens can travel freely between member states."
},
{
"text": "the right to worship freely"
},
{
"text": "Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "without anything stopping the movement or flow of something",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When the gate is raised, the water can flow freely."
},
{
"text": "Traffic is now moving more freely following an earlier accident."
},
{
"text": "The book is now **freely available** in the shops *(= it is not difficult to get a copy)*."
},
{
"text": "Once into the open street they could breathe more freely."
},
{
"text": "The wine flowed freely *(= there was a lot of it to drink)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "in an honest way without worrying about what people will say or do",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "without trying to avoid the truth even though it might be unpleasant or embarrassing",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I freely admit that I made a mistake."
},
{
"text": "Both players freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "in a willing and generous way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake."
},
{
"text": "She has always given freely of her time."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a piece of writing that is translated freely is not translated exactly but the general meaning is given",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfriːli/",
"audio": "fr/freely/freely__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfriːli/",
"audio": "fr/freely/freely__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}