freely
adv. manneradv. without any limits, control, or cost. You use this when someone can move, speak, or act without being stopped by others.
adv. in a manner that is not restricted, controlled, or constrained by external forces. Often used to describe the movement of goods, the expression of ideas, or the voluntary provision of information.
You can move freely around the building.
The witness spoke freely about the events of that night once she felt safe from retaliation.
In a truly democratic society, information must circulate freely among the citizenry to ensure that those in power remain accountable for their actions.
From Middle English frely, freelich, from Old English frēolīc (“free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Middle Low German vrilik, vrigelik (“free”), Middle High German vrīlich (“free”).
From Middle English frely, freliche, from Old English frēolīċe (“freely, readily, as a festival”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Dutch vrijelijk (“freely”), German freilich (“certainly, of course”).
Typically follows the verb it modifies or appears at the end of the clause.