Free of/ free to?

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Free of/ free to?

teacher jessie

Free of/ free to?

Hi, everybody!
I need some help. How do you say free to do something or free of doing something?
Thanks in advance

22 Mar 2011

rockthevinyl

I would say "free to do" something if I meant I was giving permission or someone had permission to do something. "You �re free to play in the yard."

"Free of" mean something is lacking/missing/doesn �t have something. "free of fat" = fat-free

22 Mar 2011

free to = you are allowed you can you are free to go
free of = don �t have does not exist you can get a treatment it is free of charge

22 Mar 2011