freedom

«freedom» in Mova's school dictionary: being free: able to go where you like, say what you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (freedom, freedoms)

meaning for a pupil

1) Freedom is being free: able to go where you like, say what you think, and choose what to do, without being locked up or controlled. tree →

2) A freedom is a particular right, like freedom of speech or freedom of religion. tree →

3) Freedom from something means not having it, as in "freedom from fear". tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons freedom is won by ending slavery and unfair laws; in the Bible story of Exodus, God leads the Israelites from slavery to freedom. In citizenship class pupils learn that freedoms come with responsibilities: your freedom ends where it hurts someone else. In stories, a caged bird flying away shows freedom. Phrases: freedom of speech, freedom to choose, fight for freedom, give someone freedom.

examples

• The slaves sang songs about freedom. tree →
• In the holidays I love the freedom of riding my bike. tree →
• Freedom of speech means you can share your views. tree →
• The Israelites left Egypt and walked to freedom. tree →
• The bird flew out of the cage to freedom. tree →
• Mum gave me more freedom when I turned ten. tree →
• Freedom comes with responsibility. tree →
• "I won't interfere with my sister's freedom. tree →

note

Usually uncountable; countable for specific rights ("our freedoms"). Adjective free; adverb freely. Spelling: free + dom, keeping both e's. Freedom does not mean doing anything at all; laws protect other people's freedom too.

In the corpora

• Rights belong to everyone, and freedom stops where it starts to hurt others.
• A free country gives people many freedoms, like speaking and voting, but freedom still has limits set by law.
• Your freedom stops where it starts to hurt other people.
• After the plague so many workers had died that survivors could ask for higher pay, and many peasants won more freedom.
• The Reformation split western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant churches, which led to long wars and later to more religious freedom.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «freedom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.