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How to pronounce free
Say it like this: /fɹi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does free mean?
adjUnconstrained.
“He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.”
Not imprisoned or enslaved.
Generous; liberal.
“He's very free with his money.”
advWithout needing to pay.
“I got this bike free.”
Freely; willingly.
“I as free forgive you / As I would be forgiven.”
verbTo make free; set at liberty; release.
“Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society whose goal was to resettle freed slaves in Africa.”
To rid of something that confines or oppresses.
To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.
“There is no way to access that original area of memory, nor is there any way to free it before the program ends.”
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