: 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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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Together, these two 1971 decisions removed both the monetary constraint and the market constraint in the same year—freeing government to intervene more freely, and freeing large firms to take on risk without the same fear of failure.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Doctoral researcher Tobias Sägesser said the group previously developed the trap to move ions freely in three dimensions.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
There is plenty of competition on Android, Google said, pointing to all the alternative search services and apps users can freely access.
—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for freely
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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