...the United States, where consumer goods are freely available.
Synonyms: abundantly, liberally, lavishly, like water More Synonyms of freely
2. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If you can talk freely, you can talk without needing to be careful about what you say.
She wondered whether he had someone to whom he could talk freely.
Synonyms: openly, frankly, plainly, candidly More Synonyms of freely
3. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
If someone gives or does something freely, they give or do it willingly, without being ordered or forced to do it.
Danny shared his knowledge freely with anyone interested.
Williams freely admits he lives for racing.
Synonyms: willingly, readily, voluntarily, spontaneously More Synonyms of freely
4. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If something or someone moves freely, they move easily and smoothly, without any obstacles or resistance.
The clay court was slippery and he was unable to move freely.
You must allow the clubhead to swing freely.
Synonyms: easily, cleanly, loosely, smoothly More Synonyms of freely
5. See also free
Examples of 'freely' in a sentence
freely
They think it is one global world they should be able to move freely around.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The organisation monitors foreign media freely available on air, online or in print.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By making data sets freely available, people are more able to hold public bodies to account and challenge them.
Computing (2010)
The intention is that staff can move about freely and work from any part of the building as a result of the company'sinvestment.
Computing (2010)
Not So Sleepy has tried a mile and a half once but raced far too freely to give himself a chance of staying.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The final reason that personal credit became so freely available is because of technology.
Tondeur, Keith Say Goodbye to Debt (1994)
The overwhelming love he received during his lifetime was given freely by rich and poor.
The Sun (2016)
We were talking freely about our experiences then and the problems that they still encountered at work.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Tea and sugar would be freely available within two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Roses will grow and flower more freely if given fertiliser.
The Sun (2006)
Maybe one day they will be allowed to drive and move freely without being answerable to anyone.
The Sun (2012)
Suggest you meet up somewhere you can talk freely.
The Sun (2013)
It has always welcomed foreigners and let them go about their business freely.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Our position on donations is that they should always be altruistic and freely given.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is the rare client who can remember having been allowed dessert freely without a struggle.
Bloom, Carol & Gitter, Andrea (contributor) & Gutwill, Susan (contributor) & Kogel,Laura (contributor) & Zaphiropoulos, Lela (contributor) Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)
It is supposed to be freely given.
Thomas Blaikie Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners (2005)
And she may make it more freely without her mum breathing down her neck.
The Sun (2014)
In reality many consultants move freely between systems, providing clinical excellence to patients in both.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Meanwhile, facts are freely and legally available outside the courtroom.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
freely
British English: freely ADVERB
repeatedlyFreely means many times or in large quantities.
We have referred freely to his ideas.
American English: freely
Brazilian Portuguese: livremente
Chinese: 大量地
European Spanish: generosamente
French: librement
German: offen
Italian: liberamente
Japanese: 自由に
Korean: 자주
European Portuguese: livremente
Latin American Spanish: generosamente
British English: freely ADVERB
willingly If someone gives or does something freely, they give or do it willingly, without being ordered or forced to do it.
He shared his knowledge freely with anyone interested.
American English: freely
Brazilian Portuguese: livremente
Chinese: 自愿地
European Spanish: voluntariamente
French: volontiers
German: frei
Italian: liberamente
Japanese: 進んで
Korean: 자유롭게
European Portuguese: livremente
Latin American Spanish: voluntariamente
Chinese translation of 'freely'
freely
(ˈfriːlɪ)
adv
(= without restriction)
[move]自由地 (zìyóu de)
[talk]无(無)拘束地 (wú jūshù de)
(= liberally)
[spend, give]大手大脚(腳)地 (dà shǒu dà jiǎo de)
[perspire]大量地 (dàliàng de)
(= willingly)[share, admit]自愿(願)地 (zìyuàn de)
to be freely available随(隨)意获(獲)得 (suíyì huòdé)
1 (adverb)
She was spending very freely.
Synonyms
abundantly
The pages are abundantly illustrated with colour photos.
liberally
lavishly
like water
extravagantly
copiously
unstintingly
with a free hand
bountifully
open-handedly
amply
This collection amply demonstrates the poet's genius.
2 (adverb)
He had someone to whom he could talk freely.
Synonyms
openly
Many people want to talk openly about their experiences.
frankly
The leaders have been speaking frankly about their problems.
plainly
Few of our political leaders are willing to talk plainly about the crisis.
candidly
unreservedly
straightforwardly
without reserve
3 (adverb)
I freely admit that I live for racing.
Synonyms
willingly
I would willingly die for my children.
readily
When I was invited to the party, I readily accepted.
voluntarily
I would never leave this country voluntarily.
spontaneously
He was never spontaneously friendly or warm towards us.
without prompting
of your own free will
of your own accord
He did not quit of his own accord.
4 (adverb)
You must allow the clubhead to swing freely.
Synonyms
easily
Wear clothes you can remove easily.
cleanly
loosely
smoothly
readily
I don't readily make friends.
5 (adverb)
They cast their votes freely.
Synonyms
without restraint
voluntarily
willingly
unchallenged
as you please
without being forced
without let or hindrance
Additional synonyms
in the sense of amply
Definition
fully or generously
This collection amply demonstrates the poet's genius.
Synonyms
fully,
well,
greatly,
completely,
richly,
liberally,
thoroughly,
substantially,
lavishly,
extensively,
generously,
abundantly,
profusely,
copiously,
plentifully,
unstintingly,
bountifully,
without stinting,
plenteously,
capaciously
in the sense of frankly
The leaders have been speaking frankly about their problems.
Synonyms
openly,
freely,
directly,
straight,
plainly,
bluntly,
overtly,
candidly,
without reserve,
straight from the shoulder
in the sense of of your own accord
Definition
voluntarily or willingly
He did not quit of his own accord.
Synonyms
voluntarily,
freely,
willingly,
by choice,
without being asked,
without prompting,
of your own free will
Synonyms of 'freely'
freely
Explore 'freely' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of plainly
Few of our political leaders are willing to talk plainly about the crisis.
Synonyms
openly,
frankly,
publicly,
in public,
overtly,
candidly,
unreservedly,
forthrightly,
straight from the shoulder (informal)
in the sense of readily
When I was invited to the party, I readily accepted.
Synonyms
willingly,
freely,
quickly,
gladly,
eagerly,
voluntarily,
cheerfully,
with pleasure,
with good grace,
lief (rare)
in the sense of readily
I don't readily make friends.
Synonyms
promptly,
quickly,
easily,
smoothly,
at once,
straight away,
right away,
effortlessly,
in no time,
speedily,
without delay,
without hesitation,
without difficulty,
unhesitatingly,
hotfoot,
without demur,
pdq (slang)
in the sense of spontaneously
He was never spontaneously friendly or warm towards us.