: 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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Ebola, in 2014, killed only two people in the U.S., but allowing the virus, the death rate of which can be as high as 90 percent, to freely spread across America would have been catastrophic.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
And as McCarthy’s activities stoked fears of anticommunist subversion, thousands of additional Americans, by some estimates, lost their jobs, their freedom to speak or travel freely, and even their lives for being suspected of left-wing beliefs or associations.
—Made By History, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025
Open source refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
While parking can be notoriously tricky in the Bay Area, public transportation allows attendees to travel freely without worrying about the cost or risk of damage to their car.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
And as McCarthy’s activities stoked fears of anticommunist subversion, thousands of additional Americans, by some estimates, lost their jobs, their freedom to speak or travel freely, and even their lives for being suspected of left-wing beliefs or associations.
—Made By History, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025
Open source refers to software in which the source code is made freely available on the web for possible modification and redistribution.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
While parking can be notoriously tricky in the Bay Area, public transportation allows attendees to travel freely without worrying about the cost or risk of damage to their car.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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