QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
Question 1 of 7
Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
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39. See release.
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Definition for free (2 of 2)
-free
a combining form with the general sense "free of or from something specified," and typically meaning "not having, containing, subject to, or affected by something unwanted, burdensome, etc.": error-free; gluten-free; tax-free; germfree.See also free (defs. 9, 34).
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Derived forms of free
freer, nounfreely, adverbfreeness, nounWord Origin for free
Old English frēo; related to Old Saxon, Old High German frī, Gothic freis free, Sanskrit priya dear
British Dictionary definitions for free (2 of 2)
-free
adj combining form
free fromtrouble-free; lead-free petrol
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