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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹiːli/ [UK], /ˈfɹili/ [US] Audio: en-us-freely.ogg Forms: freelier [comparative], more freely [comparative], freeliest [superlative], most freely [superlative]
enPR: frē'lē [UK] Rhymes: -iːli Etymology: From Middle English frely, freelich, from Old English frēolīc (“free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Middle Low German vrilik, vrigelik (“free”), Middle High German vrīlich (“free”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frely}} Middle English frely, {{inh|en|ang|frēolīc||free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming}} Old English frēolīc (“free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming”), {{suffix|en|free|ly|id2=adjectival}} free + -ly, {{cog|gml|vrilik}} Middle Low German vrilik, {{cog|gmh|vrīlich||free}} Middle High German vrīlich (“free”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} freely (comparative freelier or more freely, superlative freeliest or most freely)
  1. Free; frank.
    Sense id: en-freely-en-adj-GKqYlCiS Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 49 51
  2. Generous; noble; excellent; beautiful; lovely.
    Sense id: en-freely-en-adj-GKDEV4fc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frely [Scotland] Derived forms: unfreely
Etymology number: 1

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹiːli/ [UK], /ˈfɹili/ [US] Audio: en-us-freely.ogg Forms: freelier [comparative], more freely [comparative], freeliest [superlative], most freely [superlative]
enPR: frē'lē [UK] Rhymes: -iːli Etymology: From Middle English frely, freliche, from Old English frēolīċe (“freely, readily, as a festival”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Dutch vrijelijk (“freely”), German freilich (“certainly, of course”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frely}} Middle English frely, {{inh|en|ang|frēolīċe||freely, readily, as a festival}} Old English frēolīċe (“freely, readily, as a festival”), {{suffix|en|free|ly|id2=adverbial}} free + -ly, {{cog|nl|vrijelijk||freely}} Dutch vrijelijk (“freely”), {{cog|de|freilich||certainly, of course}} German freilich (“certainly, of course”) Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} freely (comparative freelier or more freely, superlative freeliest or most freely)
  1. In a free manner. Translations (in a free manner): свободно (svobodno) (Bulgarian), lliurement (Catalan), laŭvole (Esperanto), vabalt (Estonian), librement (French), libremente (Galician), frei (German), ελεύθερα (eléfthera) (Greek), liberamente (Italian), spontē (Latin), līberē (Latin), laisvai (Lithuanian), frēoliċe (Old English), swobodnie (Polish), do woli (Polish), livremente (Portuguese), свобо́дно (svobódno) (Russian), во́льно (vólʹno) (Russian), libremente (Spanish), ఉచితముగా (ucitamugā) (Telugu), ві́льно (vílʹno) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-freely-en-adv-t2bUwGAr Disambiguation of 'in a free manner': 96 1 3
  2. Without interference or restriction. Translations (without interference or restriction): ἀνέδην (anédēn) (Ancient Greek), libere (Esperanto), vabalt (Estonian), ελεύθερα (eléfthera) (Greek), līberē (Latin), ві́льно (vílʹno) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-freely-en-adv-qd05LG0S Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'without interference or restriction': 1 95 4
  3. Of one's own free will.
    Sense id: en-freely-en-adv-JY3n6IMY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 1 19 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 5 6 5 21 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 1 1 6 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 4 1 9 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 1 1 6 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 18 3 18 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 15 2 17 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 14 2 11 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 1 2 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 6 15 2 14 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 2 2 15 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 6 16 2 13 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 7 3 10 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 0 15 2 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 2 2 10 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 2 2 10 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 6 15 2 14 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 13 5 1 22 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 16 8 13 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 12 2 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 2 2 10 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 1 2 10 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 8 15 2 13 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 15 2 12 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: breathe freely Related terms: frankly, openly, costlessly
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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    {
      "word": "breathe freely"
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          "text": "Wine was flowing freely.",
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          "text": "talk freely",
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        "Without interference or restriction."
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɹiːli/",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svobodno",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "свободно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "lliurement"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "laŭvole"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "vabalt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "librement"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "libremente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "frei"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eléfthera",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "ελεύθερα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "liberamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "spontē"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "līberē"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "laisvai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "frēoliċe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "swobodnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "do woli"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "livremente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svobódno",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "свобо́дно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vólʹno",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "во́льно"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "libremente"
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ucitamugā",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "ఉచితముగా"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vílʹno",
      "sense": "in a free manner",
      "word": "ві́льно"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "without interference or restriction",
      "word": "libere"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "without interference or restriction",
      "word": "vabalt"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eléfthera",
      "sense": "without interference or restriction",
      "word": "ελεύθερα"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anédēn",
      "sense": "without interference or restriction",
      "word": "ἀνέδην"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "without interference or restriction",
      "word": "līberē"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vílʹno",
      "sense": "without interference or restriction",
      "word": "ві́льно"
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}

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