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Freely — Free ly, adv. [AS. fre[ o]lice.] In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously. [1913 Webster] Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat. Gen. ii. 16. [1913 Webster] Freely ye have received, freely give. Matt … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freely — [adj1] without restriction advisedly, as you please*, at one’s discretion, at one’s pleasure, at will, candidly, deliberately, designedly, fancy free*, frankly, intentionally, of one’s own accord*, of one’s own free will*, openly, plainly,… … New thesaurus
freely — index readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
freely — O.E. freolice; see FREE (Cf. free) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
freely — ► ADVERB 1) not under the control of another. 2) without restriction or interference. 3) in abundant amounts. 4) openly and honestly. 5) willingly and readily … English terms dictionary
freely — free|ly [ˈfri:li] adv 1.) without anyone stopping or limiting something ▪ the country s first freely elected president ▪ EU members are allowed to travel freely between member states. talk/speak/write etc freely ▪ In France he could write freely … Dictionary of contemporary English
freely — [[t]fri͟ːli[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV after v, ADV adj Freely means many times or in large quantities. We have referred freely to his ideas... George was spending very freely. ...the United States, where consumer goods are freely available. 2) ADV… … English dictionary
freely — adverb 1 if you can travel, speak, operate etc freely, you can do it as much as you like and in whatever way you like: In France he could write freely, without fear of arrest. 2 without any restrictions on movement: breathing freely | She shook… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
freely */*/ — UK [ˈfriːlɪ] / US [ˈfrɪlɪ] adverb 1) without being stopped or controlled by rules or laws a freely elected government Players can move freely between clubs. The shares could be traded freely on the open market. 2) easily and smoothly, without… … English dictionary
freely — free|ly [ frili ] adverb ** ▸ 1 without controls/limits ▸ 2 easily and smoothly ▸ 3 generously ▸ 4 without hiding anything ▸ 5 in many places 1. ) without being stopped or controlled by rules or laws: a freely elected government The shares could… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
freely — [ˈfriːli] adv 1) without being controlled by rules Players can move freely between clubs.[/ex] 2) without being stopped or interrupted The traffic is moving quite freely this morning.[/ex] 3) generously, or in a willing way They give their time… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
