"vrij" meaning in Dutch

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Adjective

IPA: /vrɛi̯/ Audio: Nl-vrij.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHyós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”). Related to vrijen (“to make love”), vrijdag (“Friday”), vriend (“friend”), and vrede (“peace”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vri}} Middle Dutch vri, {{inh|nl|odt|frī}} Old Dutch frī, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*frī}} Proto-West Germanic *frī, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*frijaz}} Proto-Germanic *frijaz, {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*priHyós}} Proto-Indo-European *priHyós, {{m|ine-pro|*preyH-||to be fond of}} *preyH- (“to be fond of”), {{m|nl|vrijen||to make love}} vrijen (“to make love”), {{m|nl|vrijdag||Friday}} vrijdag (“Friday”), {{m|nl|vriend||friend}} vriend (“friend”), {{m|nl|vrede||peace}} vrede (“peace”) Head templates: {{nl-adj}} vrij (comparative vrijer, superlative vrijst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: vrijer [comparative], vrijst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], vrij [adverbial, positive, predicative], vrijer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het vrijst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het vrijste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], vrije [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], vrijere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], vrijste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], vrij [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], vrijer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], vrijste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], vrije [indefinite, plural, positive], vrijere [comparative, indefinite, plural], vrijste [indefinite, plural, superlative], vrije [definite, positive], vrijere [comparative, definite], vrijste [definite, superlative], vrijs [partitive, positive], vrijers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. free; not imprisoned or enslaved.
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-adj-5TMh--9w
  2. free; unconstrained.
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-adj-2VeBgoe5
  3. free; unobstructed, without blockages.
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-adj-kR~lCGZN
  4. free; without obligations.
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-adj-gV5ZwktV
  5. off (not working)
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-adj-razBrWs-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb

IPA: /vrɛi̯/ Audio: Nl-vrij.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHyós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”). Related to vrijen (“to make love”), vrijdag (“Friday”), vriend (“friend”), and vrede (“peace”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vri}} Middle Dutch vri, {{inh|nl|odt|frī}} Old Dutch frī, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*frī}} Proto-West Germanic *frī, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*frijaz}} Proto-Germanic *frijaz, {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*priHyós}} Proto-Indo-European *priHyós, {{m|ine-pro|*preyH-||to be fond of}} *preyH- (“to be fond of”), {{m|nl|vrijen||to make love}} vrijen (“to make love”), {{m|nl|vrijdag||Friday}} vrijdag (“Friday”), {{m|nl|vriend||friend}} vriend (“friend”), {{m|nl|vrede||peace}} vrede (“peace”) Head templates: {{nl-adv}} vrij
  1. fairly, rather, quite, very Synonyms: nogal, tamelijk, behoorlijk, redelijk
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-adv-vDXIFh~n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /vrɛi̯/ Audio: Nl-vrij.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} vrij
  1. inflection of vrijen: Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: vrijen
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-verb-rLcCE-yS Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 10 11 1 2 37 17
  2. inflection of vrijen: Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: vrijen
    Sense id: en-vrij-nl-verb-6jEGMQoE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "frank en vrij"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijblijvend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijbuit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrije software"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijelijk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijhandel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijhaven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijheid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijmaken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijmarkt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijmetselaar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijspreken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijstaat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijstellen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijuit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vrijzinnig"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "vri",
            "3": "vrie",
            "4": "fri"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: vri, vrie, fri",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: vri, vrie, fri"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
            "2": "felei",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Aukan: felei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: felei"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "frèi",
            "3": "prèi",
            "4": "pré",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: frèi, prèi, pré",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: frèi, prèi, pré"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "prei",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "holiday, free, doing nothing"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: prei (“holiday, free, doing nothing”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: prei (“holiday, free, doing nothing”)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "vri"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch vri",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "frī"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch frī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*frī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *frī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*frijaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *frijaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*priHyós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *priHyós",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*preyH-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be fond of"
      },
      "expansion": "*preyH- (“to be fond of”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrijen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to make love"
      },
      "expansion": "vrijen (“to make love”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrijdag",
        "3": "",
        "4": "Friday"
      },
      "expansion": "vrijdag (“Friday”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vriend",
        "3": "",
        "4": "friend"
      },
      "expansion": "vriend (“friend”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrede",
        "3": "",
        "4": "peace"
      },
      "expansion": "vrede (“peace”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHyós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”). Related to vrijen (“to make love”), vrijdag (“Friday”), vriend (“friend”), and vrede (“peace”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vrijer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-decl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrij",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijer",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het vrijst",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "het vrijste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrije",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrij",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijer",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrije",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrije",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vrij (comparative vrijer, superlative vrijst)",
      "name": "nl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vrij"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "nl-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am not a number, I am a free man!",
          "text": "Ik ben geen nummer, ik ben een vrij man!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; not imprisoned or enslaved."
      ],
      "id": "en-vrij-nl-adj-5TMh--9w",
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ],
        [
          "imprisoned",
          "imprisoned"
        ],
        [
          "enslaved",
          "enslaved"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He had a free hand over the land.",
          "text": "Hij had de vrije hand over het land.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; unconstrained."
      ],
      "id": "en-vrij-nl-adj-2VeBgoe5",
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The drain was clear.",
          "text": "De afvoer was vrij.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; unobstructed, without blockages."
      ],
      "id": "en-vrij-nl-adj-kR~lCGZN",
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ],
        [
          "blockages",
          "blockage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "free time",
          "text": "vrije tijd",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; without obligations."
      ],
      "id": "en-vrij-nl-adj-gV5ZwktV",
      "links": [
        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ],
        [
          "obligation",
          "obligation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I asked my boss for two days off.",
          "text": "Ik heb twee dagen vrij gevraagd aan mijn baas.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "off (not working)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vrij-nl-adj-razBrWs-",
      "links": [
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vrɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vrij"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-vrij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/de/Nl-vrij.ogg/Nl-vrij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Nl-vrij.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vrij"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
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      "expansion": "Middle Dutch vri",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "frī"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch frī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*frī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *frī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*frijaz"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*priHyós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *priHyós",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*preyH-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be fond of"
      },
      "expansion": "*preyH- (“to be fond of”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrijen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to make love"
      },
      "expansion": "vrijen (“to make love”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrijdag",
        "3": "",
        "4": "Friday"
      },
      "expansion": "vrijdag (“Friday”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vriend",
        "3": "",
        "4": "friend"
      },
      "expansion": "vriend (“friend”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vrede",
        "3": "",
        "4": "peace"
      },
      "expansion": "vrede (“peace”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHyós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”). Related to vrijen (“to make love”), vrijdag (“Friday”), vriend (“friend”), and vrede (“peace”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vrij",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vrij"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is fairly trustworthy",
          "text": "Hij is vrij betrouwbaar",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The computer with which I work is quite old.",
          "text": "De computer waarmee ik werk is vrij oud.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fairly, rather, quite, very"
      ],
      "id": "en-vrij-nl-adv-vDXIFh~n",
      "links": [
        [
          "fairly",
          "fairly"
        ],
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nogal"
        },
        {
          "word": "tamelijk"
        },
        {
          "word": "behoorlijk"
        },
        {
          "word": "redelijk"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vrɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vrij"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-vrij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/de/Nl-vrij.ogg/Nl-vrij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Nl-vrij.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vrij"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "vrij",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vrij"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 12 10 11 1 2 37 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "vrijen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of vrijen:\n## first-person singular present indicative\n## imperative",
        "first-person singular present indicative"
      ],
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          "vrijen",
          "vrijen#Dutch"
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        "inflection of vrijen:\n"
      ],
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        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        {
          "word": "vrijen"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "inflection of vrijen:\n## first-person singular present indicative\n## imperative",
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      "links": [
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          "vrijen",
          "vrijen#Dutch"
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        "inflection of vrijen:\n"
      ],
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        "form-of",
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      "ipa": "/vrɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vrij"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-vrij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/de/Nl-vrij.ogg/Nl-vrij.ogg.mp3",
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}
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      "word": "frank en vrij"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijblijvend"
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    {
      "word": "vrijbuit"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrije software"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijelijk"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijhandel"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijhaven"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijmaken"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijmarkt"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijmetselaar"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijspreken"
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    {
      "word": "vrijstaat"
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      "word": "vrijstellen"
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      "word": "vrijuit"
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      "word": "vrijzinnig"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "peace"
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      "name": "m"
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "vrije",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "vrij",
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      "form": "vrijer",
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        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vrije",
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        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijere",
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        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijste",
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        "plural",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vrije",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vrijere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vrijste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vrijs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vrijers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I am not a number, I am a free man!",
          "text": "Ik ben geen nummer, ik ben een vrij man!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; not imprisoned or enslaved."
      ],
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        [
          "free",
          "free"
        ],
        [
          "imprisoned",
          "imprisoned"
        ],
        [
          "enslaved",
          "enslaved"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He had a free hand over the land.",
          "text": "Hij had de vrije hand over het land.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "free; unconstrained."
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      "links": [
        [
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          "free"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The drain was clear.",
          "text": "De afvoer was vrij.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "free; unobstructed, without blockages."
      ],
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          "blockages",
          "blockage"
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        {
          "english": "free time",
          "text": "vrije tijd",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "free; without obligations."
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    },
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      "categories": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I asked my boss for two days off.",
          "text": "Ik heb twee dagen vrij gevraagd aan mijn baas.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "off (not working)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "off"
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      "ipa": "/vrɛi̯/"
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    {
      "homophone": "Vrij"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
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  "word": "vrij"
}

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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "peace"
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      "expansion": "vrede (“peace”)",
      "name": "m"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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          "english": "He is fairly trustworthy",
          "text": "Hij is vrij betrouwbaar",
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        {
          "english": "The computer with which I work is quite old.",
          "text": "De computer waarmee ik werk is vrij oud.",
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        {
          "word": "nogal"
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        {
          "word": "tamelijk"
        },
        {
          "word": "behoorlijk"
        },
        {
          "word": "redelijk"
        }
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      "ipa": "/vrɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vrij"
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    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vrij"
}

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    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Dutch terms with homophones",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "vrijen"
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        "first-person singular present indicative"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "inflection of vrijen:\n## first-person singular present indicative\n## imperative",
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          "vrijen",
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      "homophone": "Vrij"
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.