free

Etymology
From, , , from , from , from , from , from. Related to.

Germanic cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Other cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Germanic and Celtic are the only Indo-European language branches in which the PIE word with the meaning of "dear, beloved" acquired the additional meaning of "free" in the sense of "not in bondage". This was an extension of the idea of "characteristic of those who are dear and beloved", in other words friends and tribe members (in contrast to unfree inhabitants from other tribes and prisoners of war, many of which were among the slaves – compare the Latin use of liberi to mean both "free persons" and "children of a family").

The verb comes from, , from , , from , from , from.

Pronunciation




Adjective

 * 1)  Unconstrained.
 * 2) Not imprisoned or enslaved.
 * 3) Generous; liberal.
 * 4)  Clear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent.
 * 5) Without obligations.
 * 6) To be enjoyed by anyone freely.
 * 7)  Upholding individual rights.
 * 8)  With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.
 * 9)  Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.
 * 10)  Obtainable without any payment.
 * 11)  Unconstrained.
 * 12)   generic, universal.
 * 13)  Such that any map $$f$$ from $$X$$ to the underlying set of an object $$A$$ in the same category as $$F$$ induces a map $$\bar f$$ from $$F$$ to $$A$$ which is compatible with $$f$$ (i.e. such that $$f = \bar f \circ i$$).
 * 14)  Having a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators.
 * 15)  Having a linearly independent set of generators (called a basis).
 * 16)  Unconstrained by quantifiers.
 * 17)  Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound.
 * 18)   That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
 * 19)  Unconstrained.
 * 20) Unobstructed, without blockages.
 * 21) Unattached or uncombined.
 * 22) Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
 * 23)  Not attached; loose.
 * 24)  Of a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.
 * 25) Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
 * 26)  Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
 * 27)  Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
 * 28)  Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
 * 29)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
 * 1)  Unconstrained.
 * 2)   generic, universal.
 * 3)  Such that any map $$f$$ from $$X$$ to the underlying set of an object $$A$$ in the same category as $$F$$ induces a map $$\bar f$$ from $$F$$ to $$A$$ which is compatible with $$f$$ (i.e. such that $$f = \bar f \circ i$$).
 * 4)  Having a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators.
 * 5)  Having a linearly independent set of generators (called a basis).
 * 6)  Unconstrained by quantifiers.
 * 7)  Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound.
 * 8)   That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
 * 9)  Unconstrained.
 * 10) Unobstructed, without blockages.
 * 11) Unattached or uncombined.
 * 12) Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
 * 13)  Not attached; loose.
 * 14)  Of a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.
 * 15) Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
 * 16)  Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
 * 17)  Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
 * 18)  Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
 * 19)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
 * 1) Unattached or uncombined.
 * 2) Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
 * 3)  Not attached; loose.
 * 4)  Of a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.
 * 5) Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
 * 6)  Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
 * 7)  Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
 * 8)  Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
 * 9)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
 * 1)  Of a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.
 * 2) Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
 * 3)  Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
 * 4)  Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
 * 5)  Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
 * 6)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
 * 1)  Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
 * 2)  Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
 * 3)  Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
 * 4)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
 * 1)  Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
 * 2)  Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
 * 3)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
 * 1)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
 * 1)  Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.

Usage notes

 * The comparatives and  and superlatives  and  are also attested but rare.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian: (i/e)
 * Amharic: ነፃ
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: حر
 * Moroccan Arabic: حر
 * Armenian: ,
 * Aromanian: lefter
 * Assamese: মুকলি
 * Asturian: llibre
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bambara: hɔrɔn
 * Bashkir: ирекле, азат, бәйһеҙ, хөр
 * Belarusian: ,
 * Bengali: ,
 * Bikol Central:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 自由
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Friulian: libar
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: თავისუფალი
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἐλεύθερος
 * Haitian Creole: lib
 * Hebrew: חופשי
 * Hindi:, , ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingrian: vappaa
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: saor
 * Old Irish: sóer
 * Istriot: leîbaro
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Jarai: rơngai
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:, ڕزگار
 * Northern Kurdish:, ,
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: brīvs
 * Leonese: ḷḷibru
 * Lezgi: азад
 * Limburgish:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Lombard:
 * Low German: frii, fri
 * German Low German:
 * Luxembourgish: fräi
 * Macedonian: слободен
 * Malay:
 * Malayalam: സ്വതന്ത്രം
 * Manchu: ᠰᡠᠯᡶᠠᠩᡤᠠ
 * Maori: herekore
 * Norman: libre
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: frēo
 * Papiamentu: liber
 * Persian: ,
 * Piedmontese: liber
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua:
 * Romagnol: lèbar
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: saor
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: слободан
 * Roman:
 * Seychellois Creole: lib
 * Sindhi:
 * Slovak: slobodný, voľný
 * Slovene:
 * Somali: xor
 * Southern Altai: эркин
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: huru
 * Swedish:
 * Tabasaran: азад
 * Tagalog: malaya
 * Tarantino: lìbbere
 * Tatar: ирекле,, бәйсез, хөр
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Udi: азад
 * Ukrainian: ,
 * Urdu:, سوتنتر, مکت
 * Uyghur: ئەركىن, ھۆر
 * Vietnamese:
 * Volapük:
 * Walloon:
 * Welsh:
 * West Frisian: frijlitten, frij
 * Yiddish: פֿרײַ
 * Zazaki: azad, xoser


 * Albanian: ,
 * Amharic: ነፃ
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: حر
 * Armenian:
 * Assamese: মুকলি
 * Asturian: llibre
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bambara: hɔrɔn
 * Bashkir: иркен
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, , ,
 * Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: פָּנוּי
 * Hindi:
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: ,
 * Irish: saor, scaoilte, éasca
 * Old Irish: sóer
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer:
 * Korean: 자유적(自由的)-이다
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: سەربەست
 * Northern Kurdish: ,
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: brīvs
 * Limburgish:
 * Lindu: naloa
 * Low German:
 * German Low German:
 * Macedonian: слободен
 * Malay:
 * Malayalam: സ്വതന്ത്രം
 * Maori: māhorahora
 * Norman: libre
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Old English: unċīepe
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, neîmpiedicat
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: saor
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:, , ,
 * Sindhi: چٽل
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: lichy
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: פֿרײַ
 * Zazaki: serbest


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, nelegat


 * Albanian:
 * Assamese: মুকলি
 * Azerbaijani: maneə törədilməmiş
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: piiramatu, takistamatu
 * Finnish:, aukinainen, , ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: פָּנוּי
 * Hindi:
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: そのままの
 * Korean: 막힘없다
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: ,
 * Limburgish:
 * Low German:
 * German Low German:
 * Macedonian: непречен
 * Maori: māhorahora
 * Norman: libre
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, neîmpiedicat
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: saor
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: ,
 * Sindhi: خلاصو
 * Slovene:
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: lichy
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Telugu: అడ్డగించని
 * Turkish:
 * Yiddish: פֿרײַ


 * Arabic: شَاغِر
 * Egyptian Arabic: فاضى
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: буш
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: desocupat
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, unbesetzt
 * Greek:
 * Hindi:
 * Latvian: brīvs
 * Macedonian: слободен
 * Norman: libre
 * Norwegian: ledig
 * Persian:, بی‌کار
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: ఉపయోగించని
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Yiddish: פֿרײַ
 * Zazaki:, bêkar, azad


 * Abkhaz: аҭацәы
 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:, bağımsız
 * Bambara: hɔrɔn
 * Bashkir: буш, ирекле
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 空閒//空閑//空闲
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: פָּנוּי, חופשי
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: saor
 * Old Irish: sóer
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: ,
 * Latvian: brīvs
 * Limburgish:
 * Macedonian: слободен
 * Malayalam: സ്വതന്ത്രം
 * Maori: māhorahora
 * Ngazidja Comorian: nafasi
 * Norman: libre
 * Norwegian:, ledig
 * Old English: frēo
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: qasi
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: saor
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: bezobavezno,
 * Sindhi: فارِغ,
 * Slovene:
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: lichy
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: నిబంధన లేని
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, zorunsuz
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yiddish: פֿרײַ


 * Albanian: lejuar
 * Arabic:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bambara: hɔrɔn
 * Bashkir: түләүһеҙ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: חופשי
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: saor
 * Italian:, , software
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:, ,
 * Limburgish:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: слободен
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:
 * Sindhi: کليل
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: ఉచిత దిగుమతి
 * Turkish:
 * Zazaki: xoser


 * Arabic: بِغَيْرِ, بِدُونِ
 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: -һыҙ / -һеҙ, -һоҙ / -һөҙ
 * Burmese:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, -vrij
 * Finnish:, ilman (jotakin),
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:, बे-
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Low German:
 * German Low German:
 * Macedonian: без-, бес-
 * Malay:
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: bez-, bes-
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: lichy
 * Telugu:
 * Zazaki: berdos


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Hindi: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Telugu: పరిమితి లేని


 * Azerbaijani:
 * Finnish:
 * Turkish:
 * Zazaki:


 * Albanian: ,
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Lithuanian: ,
 * Low German: ,
 * Occitan:,  ,  ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:,  , ,
 * Slovak:, , ,  ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tamil:
 * Volapük: ,
 * West Frisian: ,

Adverb

 * 1) Without needing to pay.
 * 2)  Freely; willingly.
 * 1)  Freely; willingly.
 * 1)  Freely; willingly.
 * 1)  Freely; willingly.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: مَجَّانًا
 * Hijazi Arabic: بِبَلاش
 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Chukchi: эркуркэ
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: senpage
 * Estonian: tasuta
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Hindi: मुफ़्त
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: saor
 * Italian:
 * Kabuverdianu: fabal
 * Latin: grātīs
 * Latvian: bezmaksas
 * Macedonian: бесплатно
 * Malayalam:, സൗജന്യമായി
 * Maori:
 * Navajo: tʼáá jííkʼe, tʼáadoo bą́ą́h ílíní da
 * Norwegian:
 * Plautdietsch: emsonst
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: an-asgaidh
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: libre, walang bayad, gratis
 * Tamil:
 * Telugu: చెల్లించనవసరం లేని
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: בחינם
 * Zazaki: berdos

Verb



 * 1)  To make free; set at liberty; release.
 * 2)  To rid of something that confines or oppresses.
 * 3)  To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.
 * 1)  To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.
 * 1)  To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: bevry, loslaat, laat gaan
 * Albanian: shkec,
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: يحرر
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: вызваля́ць, вы́зваліць
 * Bulgarian:, освободя́
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: osvobozovat,
 * Danish: befri, fritage, løslade
 * Dutch:, , laten gaan
 * Esperanto: liberi, liberigi
 * Estonian:, vabaks laskma
 * Finnish:, päästää vapaaksi
 * French:, ,
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: मुक्त करना
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: saor, fuascail
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: ڕزگار کردن
 * Latin: līberō
 * Latvian: atbrīvot, atsvabināt
 * Lithuanian: išlaisvinti
 * Macedonian: ослободува, ослободи
 * Malayalam: സ്വതന്ത്രമാക്കുക
 * Maori:, wewete, kokiro
 * Norman: libéther
 * Norwegian:, frigi, befri, løslate
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: frēoġan
 * Persian: آزاد ساختن,
 * Polish:, , , , oswabadzać,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ослобађати, ослободити
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: oslobodzovať,
 * Slovene: osvobajati, osvoboditi
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , (ga)
 * Telugu: విడుదల చేయు
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: звільня́ти, звільни́ти, визволя́ти, ви́зволити
 * Urdu: فرار, پری,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: באַפֿרײַען


 * Hungarian:, szabaddá tesz


 * Hungarian:

Noun

 * 1) * 2006, :
 * Whether deserved or not, the free gave Cresswell the chance to cover himself in glory with a shot on goal after the siren.
 * 1)  A free transfer.
 * 2)  The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
 * 1)  The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
 * 1)  The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Irish: poc saor

Etymology
From, variant of , from , from , from. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.