This should be an easy question but its not! what does the word "free" mean?

Answer 1

You're so right!!
Adjective 1. enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
2. pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: They were thankful to be living on free soil.
3. existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government: the free nations of the world.
4. enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent.
5. exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one's will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted.
6. able to do something at will; at liberty: free to choose.
7. clear of obstructions or obstacles, as a road or corridor: The highway is now free of fallen rock.
8. not occupied or in use: I'll try to phone her again if the line is free.
9. exempt or released from something specified that controls, restrains, burdens, etc. (usually fol. by from or of): free from worry; free of taxes.
10. having immunity or being safe (usually fol. by from): free from danger.
11. provided without, or not subject to, a charge or payment: free parking; a free sample.
12. given without consideration of a return or reward: a free offer of legal advice.
13. unimpeded, as motion or movement; easy, firm, or swift.
14. not held fast; loose; unattached: to get one's arm free.
15. not joined to or in contact with something else: The free end of the cantilever sagged.
16. acting without self-restraint or reserve: to be too free with one's tongue.
17. ready or generous in giving; liberal; lavish: to be free with one's advice.
18. given readily or in profusion; unstinted.
19. frank and open; unconstrained, unceremonious, or familiar.
20. unrestrained by decency; loose or licentious: free behavior.
21. not subject to special regulations, restrictions, duties, etc.: The ship was given free passage.
22. of, pertaining to, or characterized by free enterprise: a free economy.
23. that may be used by or is open to all: a free market.
24. engaged in by all present; general: a free fight.
25. not literal, as a translation, adaptation, or the like; loose.
26. uncombined chemically: free oxygen.
27. traveling without power; under no force except that of gravity or inertia: free flight.
28. Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in an open syllable (opposed to checked).
29. at liberty to enter and enjoy at will (usually fol. by of): to be free of a friend's house.
30. not subject to rules, set forms, etc.: The young students had an hour of free play between classes.
31. easily worked, as stone, land, etc.
32. Mathematics. (of a vector) having specified magnitude and direction but no specified initial point. Compare bound1 (def. 9).
33. Also, large. Nautical. (of a wind) nearly on the quarter, so that a sailing vessel may sail free.
34. not containing a specified substance (often used in combination): a sugar-free soft drink.
35. (of a linguistic form) occurring as an independent construction, without necessary combination with other forms, as most words. Compare bound1 (def. 11).
36. without cost, payment, or charge.
–adverb 37. in a free manner; freely.
38. Nautical. away from the wind, so that a sailing vessel need not be close-hauled: running free.
verb (used with object) 39. to make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint.
40. to exempt or deliver (usually fol. by from).
41. to relieve or rid (usually fol. by of): to free oneself of responsibility.
42. to disengage; clear (usually fol. by from or of).
—Verb phrase43. free up, a. to release, as from restrictions: Congress voted to free up funds for the new highway system.
b. to disentangle: It took an hour to free up the traffic jam.
—Idioms44. for free, Informal. without charge: The tailor mended my jacket for free.
45. free and clear, Law. without any encumbrance, as a lien or mortgage: They owned their house free and clear.
46. free and easy, a. unrestrained; casual; informal.
b. excessively or inappropriately casual; presumptuous.
47. set free, to release; liberate; free: The prisoners were set free.
48. with a free hand, generously; freely; openhandedly: He entertains visitors with a free hand.
49. make free with, a. to use as one's own; help oneself to: If you make free with their liquor, you won't be invited again.
b. to treat with too much familiarity; take liberties with.

Answer 2

You are correct this is a very subjective word. I have come to the conclusion that one can not be truly free in this life (unless you are a buddhist that has the meditative ability to "let everything go"). I'll give you a simple explanation:

Your married. You have to share a house. You can't leave your dirty underwear laying in the living room without your spouse yelling at you. You are not free to leave your underwear laying around. So you kick your spouse out. Now you are lonely. You are not free from a feeling of loneliness.

Its really just a matter of what you want to be free from. If you want to be free from one thing, it usually involves being enslaved to something else.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Very good question, 'free' isn't always as it seems, most things that are free today come at a price, its the way of the world now.

Answer 5

It is misused by most people. Some offer a free gift, but you have to buy something else to get what they claim is free.

Americans are free, as long as they do what the government wants them to do.

Answer 6

"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to do better." "Freedom is the right to live as we wish" "Freedom is the last best hope on earth"Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose

Answer 7

I am free when I can be who I am. The essence of myself.

(allthough that thought itself might be a limitation of my freedom.. because is it possible to be completely me? Maybe being free is only in the moment..)

Answer 8

Free means not bonded to any thing either living or not living.

Answer 9

In all senses without restriction.
Politically: Without restriction from appressive governments
Judially: With restriction from prison walls or bars
Economically: Without restriction from poverty. I'e if you've no money you can still have whatever it is.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

The best things in life- things money can't buy! Love, security, joy and peace, these types of things.