freely

adverb

free·​ly ˈfrē-lē 

: 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

Synonyms of freely

• voluntarily
• willingly

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

Google DeepMind made AlphaFold 2 freely available to researchers to download and run on their own computers. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025

What begins as a simple act of defiance becomes a darkly funny journey through red tape, cultural gatekeeping, and the range of anxieties facing any artist determined to create freely. —Essie Assibu, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025

In that moment of scarcity, a small offering multiplied to feed a multitude because it was shared freely. —Mark Miller, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025

Turkeys, ducks, chickens and goats freely roam around the property. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing freely

• breathe freely

Rhymes for freely

• keeley
• mealy
• seely
• steely
• vilely
• ideally
• lapilli
• swahili
• intraperitoneally
• kiswahili