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   volunteer

   /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task: "a call for volunteers to act as foster-parents"
   • ▪ a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted, especially a member of a force formed by voluntary enrolment and distinct from the regular army.
   • ▪ a plant that has not been deliberately planted.
   • 2. a person who works for an organization without being paid: "the railway is operated solely by volunteers"
   • ▪ a person to whom a voluntary conveyance or disposition is made.

   verb

   • 1. freely offer to do something: "140 employees volunteered for redundancy"
   • ▪ offer (help) freely: "he volunteered his services as a driver for the convoy" Similar offertenderprofferpresentput forwardput upventureOpposite refusewithdraw
   • ▪ say or suggest something without being asked: "it never paid to volunteer information"
   • ▪ commit (someone) to a particular undertaking, typically without consulting them: "he was volunteered for parachute training by friends"
   • 2. work for an organization without being paid: "volunteering is an easy way to get involved in practical conservation" Similar offer one's servicespresent oneselfstep forwardcome forwardmake oneself availableOpposite be conscripted

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a noun, with military reference): from French volontaire ‘voluntary’. The change in the ending was due to association with -eer.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   VOLUNTEER definition: 1. a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of VOLUNTEER is a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service. How to use volunteer in a sentence.

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   noun. a person who voluntarily offers to perform a service or other undertaking. a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. Military. a person who enters the service voluntarily rather than through conscription or draft, especially for special or temporary service rather than as a member of the regular or permanent army. Law.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvolunteer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   volunteer. noun. /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə (r)/ /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/ a person who does a job without being paid for it. Schools need volunteers to help children to read. She does volunteer work at an orphanage. volunteer for/with something She was a volunteer for the Red Cross before training as a nurse.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVOLUNTEER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A volunteer is someone who chooses to join the armed forces, especially during a war, as opposed to someone who is forced to join by law. They fought as volunteers with the rebels. Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army.

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   1. A person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily: an information booth staffed by volunteers; hospital volunteers. 2. A person who chooses to enter a branch of the military without being drafted or forced to do so by law. 3.

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   VOLUNTEER definition: 1. to offer to do something without being asked or told to do it: 2. to join the army, navy, etc…. Learn more.

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   To volunteer means to freely offer up your time and service to help. So a volunteer might offer to water a neighbor's plants while he's on vacation or sign up to serve dinner at a local homeless shelter.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvolunteer verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    verb. /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə (r)/ /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to offer to do something without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it. He has been volunteering for 11 years now. volunteer to do something Jill volunteered to organize a petition. I volunteered to help clean up the beach.

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    volunteer meaning, definition, what is volunteer: someone who does a job willingly without...: Learn more.