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Free Friː Adverb Bre Children Travel Wagon Broke

Word free
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / friː / NAmE / friː /
Example
  • children under five travel free.
  • the wagon broke free from the train.
  • does she know that you're making free with her belongings?
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(adverb)BrE / friː / NAmE / friː /
  1. without payment
    • Children under five travel free.
  2. away from or out of a position in which somebody/something is stuck or trapped
    • see also scot-free
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/scot-free
    • The wagon broke free from the train.
  3. to use something a lot, even though it does not belong to you
    • Does she know that you're making free with her belongings?
  4. to be allowed to go where it likes; not tied to anything or kept in a cage
  5. to be allowed to leave court, etc., without receiving any punishment
    • See related entries: Types of punishment
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/types_of_punishment/free

    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.
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