: 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
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To recover them, Mayday needs the help of someone who can move freely among the Gilead patrols.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The attacks left one hospitalized, dozens with injuries and one man missing two hats
Residents of a small town in the United Kingdom can walk around freely now that a hawk that had been terrorizing them for around a month was finally captured last week.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Cochrane reviews are freely available and housed online in the Cochrane Library.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
Legal observers following the trend think Trump is setting up a test case for the Supreme Court to revisit a 1935 decision that prevented a president from firing a member of Federal Trade Commission and paved the way for independent boards like the Federal Reserve to wield their power freely.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The attacks left one hospitalized, dozens with injuries and one man missing two hats
Residents of a small town in the United Kingdom can walk around freely now that a hawk that had been terrorizing them for around a month was finally captured last week.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Cochrane reviews are freely available and housed online in the Cochrane Library.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
Legal observers following the trend think Trump is setting up a test case for the Supreme Court to revisit a 1935 decision that prevented a president from firing a member of Federal Trade Commission and paved the way for independent boards like the Federal Reserve to wield their power freely.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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