{
    "term": "freely",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "without anyone trying to prevent or control something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the country’s first freely elected president"
                },
                {
                    "text": "EU citizens can travel freely between member states."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the right to worship freely"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "without anything stopping the movement or flow of something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When the gate is raised, the water can flow freely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Traffic is now moving more freely following an earlier accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is now **freely available** in the shops *(= it is not difficult to get a copy)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once into the open street they could breathe more freely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wine flowed freely *(= there was a lot of it to drink)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "in an honest way without worrying about what people will say or do",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "without trying to avoid the truth even though it might be unpleasant or embarrassing",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I freely admit that I made a mistake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both players freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "in a willing and generous way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Millions of people gave freely in response to the appeal for the victims of the earthquake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has always given freely of her time."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a piece of writing that is translated freely is not translated exactly but the general meaning is given",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfriːli/",
                "audio": "fr/freely/freely__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfriːli/",
                "audio": "fr/freely/freely__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}