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free

"Free" is one of the most common and useful words in English. It works as an adjective, verb, and adverb, and it has several important meanings. Here are the most common ones you'll encounter every day.

1adjectiveno cost

When something is free, you don't have to pay any money for it. Think of a free sample at a store — you take it without paying.

everyday language · Modern, widely used

The museum is free on Sundays, so we don't need to buy tickets.

She downloaded a free app on her phone.

They offered free coffee to everyone at the meeting.

2adjectivenot restricted or controlled

When a person, animal, or country is free, they are not controlled, imprisoned, or limited by anyone. They can make their own choices.

everyday language, politics · Modern, widely used

After years in prison, he was finally free.

The bird flew free as soon as we opened the cage.

Citizens of a free country can speak their opinions openly.

3adjectiveavailable / not busy

When you are free, it means you have time available — you are not busy or occupied. You can also say a seat or a room is free, meaning nobody is using it.

everyday language · Modern, widely used

Are you free this evening? We could have dinner together.

Is this seat free, or is someone sitting here?

I have a free hour between my classes, so I'll study then.

4verbto release or set loose

When you free someone or something, you release them from a place, situation, or restriction that was holding them. You let them go.

everyday language · Modern, widely used

The rescue team worked all night to free the miners trapped underground.

She freed the rabbit from the trap.

The new law freed thousands of people who had been wrongly imprisoned.

5adverbwithout payment

Used as an adverb, 'free' describes how something is given or received — at no cost. It often appears in phrases like 'for free' or after a verb.

everyday language · Modern, widely used

Children under five can travel free on the bus.

He gave me the book for free — I didn't pay a thing.

You can park here free on weekends.

6adjectivefree from — without something unwanted

When you say something is 'free from' a bad thing, it means that thing is completely absent. It's often used to describe food, environments, or situations that don't contain something harmful or unpleasant.

everyday language, health, marketing · Modern, widely used

This product is free from artificial colours and preservatives.

We want to create a school that is free from bullying.

The doctor said the scan was free from any signs of disease.

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