Free
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mehfooz howa - محفوظ ہوا farigh - فارغ bay qaid - بے قيد azaad - آزاد
free — adjective, fre·er free enterprise: a free economy.
that may be used by or is open to all: a free market.
engaged in by all present; general: a free fight.
not literal, as a translation, adaptation, or the like; loose.
uncombined chemically: free oxygen.
traveling without power; under no force except that of gravity or inertia: free flight.
Phonetics
at liberty to enter and enjoy at will (usually followed by of ): to be free of a friend's house.
not subject to rules, set forms, etc.: The young students had an hour of free play between classes.
easily worked, as stone, land, etc.
Mathematics
Also large. Nautical
not containing a specified substance (usually followed by of or from ): Our deli meats are free of additives.
(of a linguistic form) occurring as an independent construction, without necessary combination with other forms, as most words.
without cost, payment, or charge.
— adverb
in a free manner; freely.
Nautical running free.
— verb (used with object), freed, free·ing.
to make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint.
to exempt or deliver (usually followed by from ).
to relieve or rid (usually followed by of ): to free oneself of responsibility.
to disengage; clear (usually followed by from or of ).
— Verb Phrases
free up ,
to release, as from restrictions: Congress voted to free up funds for the new highway system.
to disentangle: It took an hour to free up the traffic jam.
— Idioms
for free , Informal The tailor mended my jacket for free.
free and clear , Law They owned their house free and clear.
free and easy ,
unrestrained; casual; informal.
excessively or inappropriately casual; presumptuous.
make free with ,
to use as one's own; help oneself to: If you make free with their liquor, you won't be invited again.
to treat with too much familiarity; take liberties with.
set free ,to release; liberate; free: The prisoners were set free.
with a free hand ,generously; freely; openhandedly: He entertains visitors with a free hand.
Origin: before 900; Middle English fre, Old English frēo; cognate with Gothic freis, Old High German frī (German frei ), Dutch vrij, Sanskrit priyá- “dear.” Cf. friend, Friday
—Related forms free·ness , noun o·ver·free , adjective o·ver·free·ly , adverb qua·si-free , adjective qua·si-free·ly , adverb un·free , verb (used with object), un·freed, un·free·ing, adjective un·free·ly , adverb
—Synstudy 39 . See release.
