freely

🇺🇸 /ˈfriːli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfriːli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
adverb
B2

without being stopped or controlled

People can move freely across the open border.

B2

without anything blocking movement

Water flows freely from the tap.

B2

without fear of what others think

She shared her ideas freely with the team.

C1

without hiding the truth

He admitted freely that he made a mistake.

R

in a generous way

They gave freely to help those in need.

R

not translated word for word, but keeping the meaning

The text was translated freely to make it easier to understand.

translation

adv. without being stopped or controlled; without anything blocking movement; without fear of what others think; without hiding the truth; in a generous way; not translated word for word, but keeping the meaning