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Meaning of freedom | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈfɹiːdəm

Definitions

  1. A number of places in the United States:
  2. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California.
  3. The state of being free.
    uncountable
  4. liberty, freedom
  5. A settlement in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
  6. independent self-rule free from outside influence.
  7. The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
    countable
  8. latitude, leeway
  9. An unincorporated community in both Caribou County, Idaho and Lincoln County, Wyoming.
  10. a doctrine of or belief in social equality or the right of all people to participate equally in politics.
  11. The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
    countable, uncountable
  12. second-person plural imperative of libertar
  13. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  14. Rare. a strong desire for freedom.
  15. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
    countable, uncountable
  16. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky.
  17. an abnormal fear of freedom.
  18. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
    countable, uncountable
  19. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  20. the act of setting free or being set free from slavery; emancipation.
  21. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  22. the state of not being under control and being able to do whatever one wishes. The prisoner was given his freedom. vryheid حُريَّه свобода liberdade svoboda die Freiheit frihed ελευθερίαlibertad vabadus آزادی vapaus libertéחירות आजादी sloboda szabadság kebebasan frelsi, frjálsræði libertà 自由 자유 laisvė brīvība kebebasan vrijheid frihetwolność ازادى، خپلواكى، استقلال اختيار، سپينوالى (دلهجى صراحت): اسانتيا liberdade libertate свобода sloboda, voľnosť svoboda sloboda frihet อิสรภาพ özgürlük 自由 в...
  23. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri.
  24. (also freephone ; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service. vry, gratis مُكالمَه حُرَّه أو دون رسوم أو مجانيَّه безплатен телефон telefone 0800 kostenloser Telefonservice gratis telefonnummer δωρεάν τηλεφωνική γραμμή teléfono gratuito tasuta teenustelefon تلفن رایگان ilmaisnumero numéro vert טֶלֶפוֹן-חינָם फ्रीफोन besplatni telefon, Služba za korisnike zöld szám telepon...
    also
  25. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
  26. a contest, debate etc in which anyone can take part. oop vir almal مفتوح للجميع достъпен от всеки aberto otevřený, přístupný všem offener Wettbewerb frit slag; åben for alle που μπορούν όλοι να λάβουν μέρος discusión abierta a todos vaba osavõtuga مسابقه آزاد avoin ouvert à tous פָּתוּח לַכּוֹל तर्क, लड़ाई जिस में उपस्थित सभी लोग भाग लेते हैं vatrena opća diskusija általános verekedés untuk umum opin keppni dibattito aperto 飛入り自由のコンテスト 누구나 참가할 수 있는 경기(토론 atviros varžytynės, laisva diskusija a...
    etc
  27. An unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska.
  28. (of a drawing etc) (done) without any instruments (eg a ruler) to guide the hand. vrye hand بدون استعمال الأداه с голи ръце à mão livre od ruky freihändig frihånds- ελεύθερο σχέδιο a mano alzada vaba käega دست ساخت käsivarainen à main levée מְצוּיָר בַּיָד अपने मन से करने की इजाजत slobodno crtanje szabadkézi rajz tanpa alat fríhendis a mano libera 手だけで描いた (자 등을 쓰지 않고) 손만으로 쓴 atliktas ranka; iš rankos (par zīmējumu u.tml.) ar brīvu roku tanpa alatan uit de vrije hand frihånds-odręczny د لاسه ج...
    etc
  29. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
  30. (of land, property etc) belonging completely to the owner, not just for a certain time. permanente eiendomsreg مُلْك صِرْف، ملكية مُطلَقَه пълна собственост на недвижим имот pleno v plném vlastnictví freier Grundbesitz ejendomsret κατά πλήρη κυριότητα de feudo franco alaline مالکیت مطلق täysi omistusoikeus en toute propriété בַעֲלוּת צְמוּתָה निष्कर सम्पत्ति neograniceno (vlasništvo nad nekretninom) szabad tulajdon hak milik sjálfseignar- in proprietà assoluta 自由保有の 자유 토지 보유의 absoliučiai prik...
    etc
  31. A town in Woods County, Oklahoma.
  32. A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  33. An unincorporated community in Sanpete County, Utah.
  34. A town in Forest County, Wisconsin.
  35. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
  36. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
  37. A number of other townships, listed under Freedom Township.
  38. A barangay of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
  39. Former name of the International Space Station.

Equivalents

Afrikaans vryheid
العربية الحرية حرية
Azərbaycanca azadlıq hürriyət
Беларуская во́льнасць свабо́да
Български свобода
བོད་སྐད རང་དབང
Català llibertat
Čeština svoboda volnost
Cymraeg rhyddid
Dansk frihed
Deutsch Freiheit
Ελληνικά ελευθερία
Esperanto libereco
Español libertad
Eesti vabadus
Euskara askatasun
فارسی آزادی
Suomi vapaus
Français liberté
Gaeilge saoirse
Gàidhlig saorsa
Galego liberdade
ગુજરાતી સ્વતંત્રતા
עברית דרור חופש
Հայերեն ազատություն
Bahasa Indonesia kebebasan kemerdekaan
Íslenska frelsi
Italiano libertà
日本語 自由
ქართული თავისუფლება
ខ្មែរ សេរីភាព
한국어 자유
Kurdî erk
Latina lībertās
Lëtzebuergesch Fräiheet
Lietuvių laisvė
Latviešu brīvība
Malagasy fahafahana
Македонски слобода
Bahasa Melayu kebebasan merdeka
မြန်မာဘာသာ လွတ်လပ်ခွင့်
Nederlands vrijdom vrijheid
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖੁਲ੍ਹ
Português liberdade
Română libertate slobozie
Slovenčina sloboda
Slovenščina svoboda
Shqip liri
Kiswahili uhuru
தமிழ் விடுதலை
Тоҷикӣ озодӣ
Türkmençe azatlyk
Tagalog kalayaan
ئۇيغۇرچە ھۆرلۈك ھۆرىيەت
Oʻzbekcha erk erkinlik hurlik hurriyat ozodlik
Tiếng Việt tự do
IsiXhosa inkululeko
中文 зыю 自由
IsiZulu inkululeko

Examples

“Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.”
“Well Russia at the present time is at a crossroads. It is often said that the Cold War is over and that the West has won it- that's only half true. Because what has happened is that the communists have been defeated, but the ideas of freedom now are on trial. If they don't work, there will be a reversion to, not communism which has failed, but what I call a new despotism which would pose a mortal danger to the rest of the world because it would be infected with the virus of Russian imperialism which of course has been a characteristic of Russian foreign policy for centuries.”
“However, the next generation of innovators to benefit from this freedom – Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple et al – saw no reason to extend it to anyone else.”
“The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe- a desolate, dry planet with vast deserts. Hidden away within the rocks of these deserts are a people known as the Fremen, who have long held a prophecy, that a man would come, a messiah, who would lead them to true freedom. The planet is Arrakis, also known as Dune.”
“China's experience reminded me of the French and Russian revolutions. The pattern was the same: People seized control by promising to promote certain ideals. Once they had consolidated power, they abused it, casting aside their beliefs and brutalizing their fellow citizens. It was as if mankind had a sickness that it kept inflicting on itself. The sobering thought deepened my conviction that freedom— economic, political, and religious — is the only fair and productive way of governing a society.”
“The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.”
““When I lived in North Korea, I never had the freedom to wear what I wanted, but I never questioned it because I didn’t know this freedom existed,” said Jihyun Kang, 31, who grew up in Chongjin, the third-largest city in North Korea.”
“Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.”
“People in our city enjoy many freedoms.”
“Every child has a right to freedom from fear and freedom from want.”
“Freedom of a city”
“Yet the wisest princes, who adopted the maxims of Augustus, guarded with the strictest care the dignity of the Roman name, and diffused the freedom of the city with a prudent liberality.”
“The freedom of the city can now only be acquired by birth or servitude; but many were formerly admitted by gift and purchase, a fine of from £ 3 to £ 25, according to trade, being charged on the admission of strangers.”
“I doubt not, that you will take amiss my freedom; but as you have deserved it from me, I shall be less and less concerned on that score, as I see you are more and more intent to show your wit at the expense of justice and compassion.”
“"A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your affections, and the effects my appearance would have on you."”
“The people in Freedom include a range of professionals from doctors to real estate agents. Still, the group needs to build roads and establish running water and electricity before it can start building homes.”

CEFR level

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Elementary
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