: 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
That inclination to give and share freely often shows up in the form of Cole Hayes attending community meetings and sharing business tips with her million-plus following on social media and her media platform, American Sesh.
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Lydia T. Blanco, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But these scientists were made of sterner stuff and decided that this wouldn't really replicate the asteroid experience of floating freely in space.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
First, weapons and technology have never flowed so freely.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
That wouldn’t happen until the early ’80s, when a McDonald’s chef named René Arend, originally from Luxembourg, developed the McNugget (McDonald’s has said there’s no record of contact between Arend and Baker, though Baker did share his recipes freely).
—Anna North, Vox, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lydia T. Blanco, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But these scientists were made of sterner stuff and decided that this wouldn't really replicate the asteroid experience of floating freely in space.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
First, weapons and technology have never flowed so freely.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
That wouldn’t happen until the early ’80s, when a McDonald’s chef named René Arend, originally from Luxembourg, developed the McNugget (McDonald’s has said there’s no record of contact between Arend and Baker, though Baker did share his recipes freely).
—Anna North, Vox, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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