Free-Freely | Commonly Confused Words

Free

/friː/

Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes.

Entrance to the museum is free.Didst thou behold how man is freed from her?She pushes off me freeing my arms.

/ˈfriːli/

Without restriction or limitation; in an unrestrained manner

They all mingled too freely."A better answer, and (I freely acknowledge) my meaning.Eustace started to giggle pretty freely.

Remember, free often implies freedom, while freely implies the manner of something done without restriction.
Free can describe an item that costs nothing or to be unrestrained.
Freely is usually used to describe actions, indicating they are done without limitations.
Think of free as either an adjective or verb describing a state, and freely as an adverb describing how something is done.
When saying you got tickets free, it means they cost nothing, but if you can move freely, it means without physical restrictions.