Level | A2 |
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Kind | adverb |
Front | free |
IPA | /friː / adverb |
Back | özgür |
Back 2 | free (adverb) /friː
/ adverb
NOT CONTROLLED
1 free
(to do sth)
not controlled by the
government, rules, etc.
özgür
There is free movement of people across the
border.
free speech/press
You're free to do exactly what you want
this afternoon.
NOT IN PRISON
2 not
in prison or in a cage (= a box made of bars), etc.; not held or controlled
serbest, özgür
The government set Mandela free
in 1989.
There is nowhere around here where dogs can
run free.
NO PAYMENT
3
costing nothing
bedava, ücretsiz
Admission to the museum is free/free of
charge.
They're giving away free samples of shampoo
at the supermarket.
Children under five usually travel free on
trains.
WITHOUT STH
4 free
from/of sth
not having sth dangerous,
unpleasant, etc.
-den
uzak;
uzak;
arınmış, kurtulmuş
free of worries/responsibility
free from pain
AVAILABLE
5 not
busy or being used
boş
I'm afraid Mr Spencer is not free this
afternoon.
I don't get much free time.
Do you have a single room free for Saturday
night?
Is this seat free?
IDIOMS
feel
free (to do sth)
(informal)
used to tell sb they
are allowed to do sth
-maktan
çekinmeyin
Feel free to use the phone.
free
and easy
informal or relaxed
rahat
The atmosphere in our office is very free
and easy.
get,
have, etc. a free hand
to get, have, etc.
permission to make your own decisions about sth
yetki
almak, yetkisi olmak
I had a free hand in designing the course.
of
your own free will
because you want to,
not because sb forces you
kendi
isteğiyle, gönüllü
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