free

無料の、ただの

お金を払わずに手に入れたり利用したりできる。

やさしい英語で： Available without paying any money.

• The tickets are free.
• They offer free delivery on large orders.
• Is breakfast free for hotel guests?

類義語： complimentary

よく使う表現： free entry, free delivery, free sample

空いている、暇な

誰も使っていなくて利用できる、または忙しくなく時間がある。

やさしい英語で： Available because nobody is using it or because you are not busy.

• Is this seat free?
• I am free after lunch.
• We found a free table by the window.

類義語： available, unoccupied

反対語： occupied, busy

よく使う表現： free seat, free room, free this evening

自由な

閉じ込められたり捕まったりせず、好きな所へ行ける。

やさしい英語で： Able to move or go where you want, without being held or trapped.

• The bird is free now.
• After ten years in prison, she was finally free.
• The horses are free to run across the fields.

使い方： free to + verb (The animals are free to roam.)

類義語： unconfined, unrestrained

反対語： captive, trapped

よく使う表現： free to roam, free bird, free to go

自由な

行動や発言、利用を不当に制限する規則がない。

やさしい英語で： Without rules that unfairly limit what people can do, say, or use.

• We live in a free country.
• The law protects free speech.
• Free software lets users share and change its code.

類義語： unrestricted

反対語： restricted

よく使う表現： free country, free speech, free software

気楽な、自由な

やりたいことを妨げる義務や心配がない。

やさしい英語で： Without duties or worries that prevent you from doing what you want.

• On holiday, I feel completely free.
• She enjoyed a day free of responsibilities.
• With the work finished, we felt free again.

使い方： free from/of something (For one week, I was free from all responsibilities.)

類義語： carefree, unburdened

よく使う表現： free of worries, free from responsibilities, feel free

塞がれていない、妨げのない

移動や通行を妨げるものがない。

やさしい英語で： Clear of anything that stops movement or passage.

• The water needs a free passage.
• Keep the entrance free of obstacles.
• The pipe is now free from anything blocking it.

使い方： free of/from something (Make sure the pipe is free of blockages.)

類義語： clear, unobstructed

反対語： blocked, obstructed

よく使う表現： free passage, free flow, free of blockages

無料で、ただで

お金を払わずに。

やさしい英語で： Without paying any money.

• Children travel free.
• We got these tickets free.
• Hotel guests can use the pool free.

類義語： for nothing, free of charge

よく使う表現： travel free, eat free, get something free

解放する、放す

人や動物などを、牢屋やおりなど閉じ込められた場所から出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To let someone or something leave a prison, cage, or other place holding them.

• They freed the birds.
• Firefighters freed him from the damaged car.
• Will the government free the prisoners?

使い方： free someone/something from something (They freed the dog from the trap.)

類義語： release, liberate

反対語： imprison, capture

よく使う表現： free a prisoner, free someone from something, free a bird