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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós, a derivation from *preyH- (“to be fond of”). Related to vrijen (“to make love”), vrijdag (“Friday”), vriend (“friend”), and vrede (“peace”).
Adjective
vrij (comparative vrijer, superlative vrijst)
- free; not imprisoned or enslaved.
- Synonym: op vrije voet
- Antonym: onvrij
- Ik ben geen nummer, ik ben een vrij man! ― I am not a number, I am a free man!
- free; unconstrained.
- Synonyms: onbelemmerd, ongehinderd
- Antonyms: belemmerd, gehinderd
- Hij had de vrije hand over het land. ― He had a free hand over the land.
- free; unobstructed, without blockages.
- De afvoer was vrij. ― The drain was clear.
- free; without obligations or work.
- vrije tijd ― free time
- Ik heb twee dagen vrij gevraagd aan mijn baas. ― I asked my boss for two days off.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
Adverb
vrij
- fairly, rather, quite, very
- Synonyms: nogal, tamelijk, behoorlijk, redelijk
- Hij is vrij betrouwbaar ― He is fairly trustworthy
- De computer waarmee ik werk is vrij oud. ― The computer with which I work is quite old.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vrij
- inflection of vrijen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative