please feel free

Meaning

1. 1phrasefixed phrase

   A polite way of telling someone they are welcome to do something and need not hesitate or ask permission.

   Grammar: Followed by 'to' and a base verb: please feel free to call.

   Patterns

   • please feel free to do something

   Please feel free to help yourself to coffee in the kitchen.

   If you have questions, please feel free to email me anytime.

   Please feel free to share these notes with your team.

Common combinations

please feel free to ask

Please feel free to ask if anything is unclear.

please feel free to contact me

Please feel free to contact me with any concerns.

please feel free to join

Please feel free to join us for lunch.

please feel free to use

Please feel free to use my desk while I'm away.

Synonyms and how they differ

don't hesitate to

Don't hesitate to is slightly more encouraging, as it addresses worry about bothering someone.

you're welcome to

You're welcome to sounds more like an invitation to something offered, whereas please feel free is a general permission.

go ahead and

Go ahead and is casual and spoken, while please feel free to is polite and fits writing.

Word family

free adjective

allowed to do as you wish

feel verb

to experience or sense

freely adverb

without restriction

freedom noun

the power to act as you want

Commonly confused: please feel free or feel free of charge?

Practice

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