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• are you free on saturday? we're having a barbecue.
• we try to keep sundays free.
• if sarah is free for lunch i'll take her out.
• keep friday night free for my party.

free

1. without particular plans or arrangements; not busy
• Are you free on Saturday? We're having a barbecue.
• We try to keep Sundays free.
• If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her out.
• Keep Friday night free for my party.
• What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working)?

Extra Examples

• Let's meet tomorrow. What time are you free?
• Come over for dinner, if you're free.
• Are you free for dinner on Thursday?
• Are you free on 25th July? We're having a little get-together.
• It's my birthday party a week on Friday, so keep it free.
• I invited them, but they weren't free.
• I had a couple of hours free so I went for a walk.
• The morning is free for you to spend as you choose.
• The next time I have a free day I'll come and see you.
• We don't have any free weekends now until after Christmas.
• I haven't had a free moment all day.
• Let's do something tomorrow. I'm completely free all day.
• Ask her to give me a call as soon as she's free.
• I have to work until four, but after that I'm free.
2. not being used
• He held out his free hand and I took it.
• Is this seat free?

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• The hospital needs to keep some beds free for emergencies.
• The device allows you to talk on the phone with both hands free.
• She has the phone on the left to keep her right hand free for writing.
• There were no free tables, so we had to share.
• You just find a free desk and go work at it.
• None of the library computers were free.
• Is the bathroom free?
• Let me know when the shower is free.
• Seats get taken as soon as they become free.
3. costing nothing
• Admission is free.
• free software/tickets
• We even offer a free web design service.
• We''ll give you a fabulous free gift with each copy you buy.
• Use of the pool is free to members.
• Updates are free for registered users.
• You can't expect people to work for free (= without payment).

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• The exhibition is free for children under ten.
• The upgrade will be available free to existing customers.
• Entrance is free for students.
• Education should be free for everyone.
• Parking is free after 6 pm.
• Membership is free.
• Shipping is free for orders over $50.
• They get free medical care.
• Subscribe to our free email newsletter.
• We're giving away 100 free tickets to the final.
• The game is available as a free download.
• These are clean, green methods of harnessing free energy.
• The website offers free legal advice to homeowners.
• You get all this absolutely free.
• Events are free but you have to reserve a place.
• This attractive poster comes free with the magazine.
• Responsible employers should provide these services free to staff.
• We might be able to get some plants for free.
• You can get all this information for free on the internet.
• They might give you some stuff for free in exchange for mentioning them on your blog.
4. not under the control or in the power of somebody else; able to do what you want
• I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free.
• Students have a free choice of modules in their final year.
• You are free to leave at any time.
• The government wants to leave companies free to make their own decisions.
• The organization wants to remain free from government control.
• We want an independent state free of foreign interference.
• ‘Can I sit here?’ ‘Please, feel free (= of course you can).’
• Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

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• After my divorce I felt free.
• You have a completely free choice of topic for your essay.
• Children should be free to choose their own friends.
• You are free to express your opinion, of course.
• The band split up, leaving her free to pursue solo projects.
• You are free to come and go as you please.
• Guests are free to wander around the grounds.
• Feel free to contact us at any time.
• It's just my advice—feel free to ignore it.
• They should remain an independent agency free from outside influence.
• I try to make my own decisions, free of any outside influences.
• She was finally free of the constraints of her religious upbringing.
• She is making her own art free from commercial pressure.
5. not limited or controlled by anyone else
• A true democracy needs free speech and a free press.
• He called for free and fair elections.
• They gave me free access to all the files.

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• We celebrate the role of the press in a free society.
• In a free country you should be able to go wherever you want.
• He opposes the free flow of goods and people into the country.
• the free flow of ideas through society
• the free movement of goods and capital
• We could help the developing world by giving them free access to markets.
• We want to be a free and democratic nation.
• He tried to create an open and free atmosphere in the school.
• Has the obsession with cheap food, brought about by free, unfettered competition, reached its limits?
• Children need time for unorganized free play.
6. not a prisoner or slave
• He walked out of jail a free man.
• The hostages were all set free.
• The hacker is currently free on bail.

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• After twelve years in captivity, they were free.
• His captors set him free.
• It is worse to wrongly convict the innocent than to let the guilty go free.
• He promised that some day the slaves would go free.
• He had an alibi, so police had no choice but to let him walk free.
• The killer remains free and at large.
• She pleaded with them to let her free.
• They declared the slaves free.
• In ancient Rome it was possible for a slave to become a free man.
• Free African-Americans were kidnapped from the North and sold into slavery.
• We are a free people and we will not be enslaved.
7. not tied up or in a cage
• The researchers set the birds free.
• Our livestock is free to roam.

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• animals roaming free across the plains
• He subdues one of the wild horses and then allows it to go free.
• She opened the cage and let the bird fly free.
• The chickens are free to range across a wide area.
• The sheep are free to graze all over the mountainside.
8. clear; not blocked
• Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine.
• the free movement of traffic

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• The grills allow free movement of air.
• The roads are relatively free today.
• The crowd parted, giving me a free path to the front.
• The tube is free for water to move along.
• Make sure the pipe is free of any obstruction.
9. not containing or affected by something harmful or unpleasant
• free from artificial colours and flavourings
• Everyone deserves to live free from fear.
• free of defects/problems/symptoms
• Beef producers want their herds free of disease.
• It was several weeks before he was completely free of pain.
• We've managed to keep the garden free of weeds this year.

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• Animals on our farms are reared on diets free from GM feed.
• Our staff have a right to work free from violence or threats.
• a safe, loving home free of violence
• a workplace free from pressure or bullying
• The room was almost completely free of ornament.
• Soundproofing can rarely make a space completely free of external noise.
• The soil should be free from stones and large clods.
• The picture is clear, free of any defects.
• His tone was entirely free of irony.
• The child should not return to school until he is entirely free from symptoms.
• The text should be totally free of mistakes.
• She is remarkably free of self-importance.
10. without the thing mentioned
• SEE ALSO duty-free
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/duty-free_1
• pure, additive-free ingredients
• a trouble-free life
• After six months of treatment he is cancer-free.

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• organic, chemical-free farming
• Our baby foods are guaranteed GM-free.
• healthy, disease-free animals
• a virtually bacteria-free environment
• Completely pain-free childbirth is a myth.
• She is now symptom-free and can return to work.
• He's managed to stay injury-free this season.
• Holidays should be a relaxed, pressure-free time.
• It's not a race, just a pressure-free stroll.
• Wouldn't a totally stress-free life be boring?
• I want her time here to be happy and stress-free.
• a simple, hassle-free solution
• an error-free copy
• There's no such thing as problem-free insurance.
• Her pregnancy was relatively problem-free.
• They describe themselves as child-free.
11. not attached to something; not stuck somewhere and unable to move
• Pull gently on the free end of the rope.
• She finally managed to pull herself free.
• They tied him up but he managed to get free.
• They had to be cut free from their car after the accident.
• The boat had broken free of its moorings.
• They swam free of the wreckage.

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• The wagon broke free from the train.
• Edie tried to pull her hand free.
• He pulled the sword free from the stone.
• You jump on the free end of the board and dive in.
• Tuck the free end away out of sight.
• The ladder swung free from the cliff face.
• The dog had broken free of its chain.
• He managed to jump free of the car before it crashed.
• She squirmed free of his grasp.
• He struggled to get free, but the ropes held.
• Some external parts of the car may flap around until eventually they work free and fall off.
12. ready to give something, especially when it is not wanted
• He's too free with his opinions.
13. a free translation is not exact but gives the general meaning
• COMPARE literal
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/literal
14. to have done something successfully, especially when it was difficult
• I could see the finish line and thought I was home free.
15. informal; relaxed
• Life was never going to be so free and easy again.
16. 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
• This time he gets a free pass but if he does it again, he’ll be sent to jail.
• Just because someone has expensive designer gear, it doesn't mean they have a free pass to be mean to my staff.
17. to get, have, etc. the opportunity to do what you want to do and to make your own decisions
• I was given a free hand in designing the syllabus.
18. to get or take something without paying because somebody else is paying for it
19. to give somebody complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely
• HOMOPHONES AT reign
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reign_1#reign_topg_2
• The designer was given free rein.
• The script allows full rein to her larger-than-life acting style.
• When I paint I just give my imagination free rein.
20. 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
• It's a free country; I'll say what I like!
• Wear what you like. It's a free country.
• ‘It's a free country!’ he shouted. ‘I can do what I like!’
21. used to say that it is not possible to get something for nothing
22. to be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment
• She was acquitted and walked free from court.

Word Origin

• 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.