freely
part of speech
adverb (freely)
meaning for a pupil
1) Freely means without being stopped, held back or controlled. tree →
2) Freely means without having to pay. tree →
3) Freely means openly and willingly, like admitting something freely. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In Eden, tradition sees the freedom to eat of every tree as God's generosity, with just one limit; a freely made vow must be kept exactly. In the primary lessons: In science, freely moving particles in a gas or water flowing freely; in history and citizenship, people being able to speak and vote freely. Phrases: «move freely», «speak freely», «freely available», «freely admit».
examples
- And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; (Torah GEN.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed freely unto the LORD thy God, even that which thou hast promised with thy mouth. (Torah DEU.23.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for Mine anger is turned away from him. (Prophets HOS.14.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass. (Prophets ISA.32.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, (Writings EZR.7.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The birds flew freely in the sky. tree →
- In a gas, particles move freely. tree →
- You can speak freely here. tree →
- Water flows freely when the drain is clear. tree →
- The leaflets are freely available at the library. tree →
- He freely admitted that he broke the vase. tree →
- The dogs ran freely on the beach. tree →
- Robbers and smugglers could breathe freely here. tree →
note
From «free» + «-ly». Note: «free» can mean costs nothing or not held back; «freely» covers both, but «for free» is the usual phrase for no cost.
In the corpora
- And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
- Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass.
- I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for Mine anger is turned away from him.
- The Mongols let people of many religions worship freely, including Buddhists, Muslims and Christians, which helped them rule many different peoples.
- A fair swap is one both people agree to freely; forcing someone with a threat is bullying, not trading.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «freely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.