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adverb free·ly \ ˈfrē-lē \

Definition of freely

: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 of freely from the Web

Beer, spirits and Moscow mules will flow freely, and lawn games and a kids zone promise to keep revelers amused.

— greg crawford and ashley zlatopolsky, Detroit Free Press, "The week's best: Top things to do Aug. 24-30," 24 Aug. 2017
Since security was such a non-event, travelers were able to roam freely all over the airport, and family and friends could accompany departing passengers all the way up to the boarding gate.

— barbara peterson, CNT, "What Airports Were Like in 1987," 23 Aug. 2017
The work widened the shallow waterway, pushed about 100 trees out of the creek to allow the water to flow more freely and used the trees to help buttress the creek banks.

— jeanne houck, Cincinnati.com, "Mariemont: From bikes to burial grounds," 22 Aug. 2017
But now a team of scholars from three U.S. universities, in collaboration with the Italian government, has digitized about 4,000 of these documents and made them freely available online for anyone to view.

— National Geographic, "This Enormous 100-Year-Old Map of Rome is Still the City's Best," 11 Aug. 2017
THE VIBE IS: fun, scrappy neighborhood restaurant where the blackberry mojitos flow freely from draft lines.

— Bon Appetit, "Mi Tocaya Antojería," 1 Aug. 2017
Elections are as freely and democratically contested as elections can be — but in the states.

— max bloom, National Review, "Democracy Is Not a Poll," 20 July 2017
Please continue to express your feelings freely but do it kindly.

— lydia price, PEOPLE.com, "11 Fashion Controversies That Sparked Passionate Debate," 17 July 2017
Meanwhile, hundreds of petrochemical plants peppered across the state’s lush swampy interior freely emit carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and neurotoxins into the air and water, as well as inject them deep into the earth.

— justin nobel, Longreads, "The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip," 13 July 2017

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First Known Use of freely

before 12th century

freely Synonyms

Synonyms

voluntarily, willingly

Antonyms

involuntarily, unwillingly

Related Words

consciously, deliberately, intentionally, knowingly, wittingly; acquiescently, consentingly; electively, optionally

Near Antonyms

unconsciously, unintentionally, unknowingly, unwittingly; reluctantly

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