liberty

[US]/ˈlɪbəti/
[UK]/ˈlɪbərti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. freedom; permission; recklessness.

Phrases & Collocations

civil liberties

liberty and justice

liberty and democracy

at liberty

statue of liberty

individual liberty

personal liberty

take the liberty

liberty times

political liberty

liberty bell

civil liberty

liberty city

Example Sentences

liberty in one's translation

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint.

Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness.

Keep the principles of liberty alive.

Phrygian cap (=cap of liberty)

You are at liberty to leave, if you wish.

The Liberty Bell, "Tritone"

You may have the liberty of the language laboratory.

We're not at liberty to discuss this matter.

The constitution guards the liberty of people.

He stood for the cause of liberty and justice.

civil liberties were further curtailed.

the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

the protection of liberties is immanent in constitutional arrangements.

he was at liberty for three months before he was recaptured.

you've taken too many liberties with me.

Real-world Examples

" A proposition which I took the liberty of doubting."

Source: The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

I smell the violation of civil liberties!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

Give me liberty or give me death.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

113 Women used to have little liberty.

Source: My own English listening test.

I took a few liberties with your material.

Source: Gourmet food, prayer, and love

Took the liberty of flagging a few typos.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

They fought to defend their liberty against the invaders.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

Those amendments guaranteeing individual liberties were proposed two years later.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

" The proposition which I took the liberty of doubting."

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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