Phrase guide

feel free

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To feel able without giving offense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The co-pilot didn't feel free to speak up to the pilot in the cockpit.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

You have my permission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • While you're babysitting, feel free to open anything in the spirit cupboard.
  • "Can I take a look at the draft you've prepared?" / "Feel free."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 隨時 /随时 (suíshí) — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Finnish: voida — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Hungarian: úgy érzi, bátran... — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Hungarian: nem habozik — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Polish: czuć się swobodnie — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Russian: чу́вствовать себя́ свобо́дным (čúvstvovatʹ sebjá svobódnym) — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Vietnamese: tự nhiên — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Vietnamese: tuỳ ý — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Vietnamese: thoải mái — idiomatic, with to-infinitive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 隨時 /随时 (suíshí) — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Finnish: saada — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Hungarian: nyugodtan — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Hungarian: bátran — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Japanese: ご遠慮なく...してください (go-enryo-naku ... shite kudasai) — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Polish: proszę — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Polish: nie krępuj się — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Russian: не стесня́йтесь (ne stesnjájtesʹ) — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Russian: не стесня́йся (ne stesnjájsja) — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Vietnamese: tự nhiên — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Vietnamese: tuỳ ý — as imperative, with to-infinitive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請便 /请便 (qǐngbiàn) — as imperative, in response
  • Czech: klidně — as imperative, in response
  • Finnish: ole hyvä — as imperative, in response
  • Finnish: olkaa hyvä — as imperative, in response
  • Hungarian: csak nyugodtan — as imperative, in response
  • Hungarian: hogyne — as imperative, in response
  • Hungarian: természetesen — as imperative, in response
  • Hungarian: ne zavartassa magát — as imperative, in response
  • Japanese: どうぞ (douzo) — as imperative, in response
  • Polish: proszę — as imperative, in response
  • Polish: nie krępuj się — as imperative, in response
  • Portuguese: te sente à vontade (tu) — as imperative, in response
  • Portuguese: sinta-se à vontade (você) — as imperative, in response
  • Portuguese: sintam-se à vontade (vocês) — as imperative, in response
  • Russian: пожа́луйста (požálujsta) — as imperative, in response
  • Russian: не стесня́йтесь (ne stesnjájtesʹ) — as imperative, in response
  • Russian: не стесня́йся (ne stesnjájsja) — as imperative, in response
  • Vietnamese: cứ tự nhiên — as imperative, in response
  • Vietnamese: tuỳ ý — as imperative, in response