free
/friː/
#291 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
Not costing any money, or not held back or kept in by anyone.
Word origin
Comes from the Old English word freo, which meant not a slave and able to act as you wish.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- freo
Examples
tickets .
"Free" shows you do not pay any money for them.
anywhere.
Here "free" means they can go where they want.
seat ?
"Free" shows the seat is empty and you can use it.
If something is "free", you do not have to pay for it, or no one is stopping you. A free gift costs no money. A free person can make their own choices. You can also use it for empty space, like a free seat or a free hour in your day.
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