: in a free manner: such as
a
: of one's own accord
left home freely
b
: with freedom from external control
a freely elected government
c
: without restraint or reservation
spent freely on clothes
d
: without hindrance
a gate swinging freely
e
: not strictly following a model, convention, or rule
freely translated
Examples of freely in a Sentence
I will freely give my life for my country.
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
Recent Examples on the Web
Mexican officials have a harder time disrupting migration to Baja California, said a senior Customs and Border Protection official who asked for anonymity to speak freely.
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Without a more stringent test, Starbucks argues, the deck is stacked in the NLRB’s favor and judges won’t consider such important factors as an employers’ need to freely operate a business.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Security is a major concern, hindering Mr. Rageh’s team from freely filming scenes in the capital or its outskirts.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Amid an industrywide reduction in spending as streamers and networks alike right-size their programming slate amid a larger contraction, Apple — along with Netflix and Amazon — has continued to spend freely on big packages like Long Island Compromise.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
This could threaten Minnesotans’ ability to access publicly available information online, potentially impeding their right to freely obtain and share knowledge.
—Jordan Rodell, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2024
NBCUniversal executives freely acknowledge the Games have given the company a rough ride in the recent past.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Unlike light, gravitational waves could ripple freely through the early universe.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Instead, Jigsaw is making the tools freely available for independent developers, in the hopes that smaller online spaces, like message boards and newspaper comment sections, will build up an evidence base that the new forms of ranking are popular with users.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Without a more stringent test, Starbucks argues, the deck is stacked in the NLRB’s favor and judges won’t consider such important factors as an employers’ need to freely operate a business.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Security is a major concern, hindering Mr. Rageh’s team from freely filming scenes in the capital or its outskirts.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Amid an industrywide reduction in spending as streamers and networks alike right-size their programming slate amid a larger contraction, Apple — along with Netflix and Amazon — has continued to spend freely on big packages like Long Island Compromise.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
This could threaten Minnesotans’ ability to access publicly available information online, potentially impeding their right to freely obtain and share knowledge.
—Jordan Rodell, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2024
NBCUniversal executives freely acknowledge the Games have given the company a rough ride in the recent past.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Unlike light, gravitational waves could ripple freely through the early universe.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Instead, Jigsaw is making the tools freely available for independent developers, in the hopes that smaller online spaces, like message boards and newspaper comment sections, will build up an evidence base that the new forms of ranking are popular with users.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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