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vol·un·teer
(vŏl′ən-tîr′)n.
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. Law A person who works without pay or assumes an obligation to which he or she is not a party or otherwise interested.
4. Botany A cultivated plant growing from self-sown or accidentally dropped seed.
adj.
1. Being, consisting of, or done by volunteers: volunteer firefighters; volunteer tutoring.
2. Botany Growing from self-sown or accidentally dropped seed. Used of a cultivated plant or crop.
v. vol·un·teered, vol·un·teer·ing, vol·un·teers
v.tr.
1. To give or offer to give voluntarily: volunteered their services; volunteer to give blood.
2. Informal To compel (someone) to do something: We were volunteered to do the dishes.
v.intr.
1. To perform or offer to perform a service of one's own free will.
2. To choose to enter military service of one's own free will.
3. To do charitable or helpful work without pay: Many retirees volunteer in community service and day care centers.
[Obsolete French voluntaire, from Old French, voluntary, from Latin voluntārius; see voluntary.]
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volunteer
(ˌvɒlənˈtɪə)n
1.
a. a person who performs or offers to perform voluntary service
b. (as modifier): a volunteer system; volunteer advice.
2. (Military) a person who freely undertakes military service, esp temporary or special service
3. (Law) law
a. a person who does some act or enters into a transaction without being under any legal obligation to do so and without being promised any remuneration for his or her services
b. property law a person to whom property is transferred without his or her giving any valuable consideration in return, as a legatee under a will
4. (Botany)
a. a plant that grows from seed that has not been deliberately sown
b. (as modifier): a volunteer plant.
vb
5. to offer (oneself or one's services) for an undertaking by choice and without request or obligation
6. (tr) to perform, give, or communicate voluntarily: to volunteer help; to volunteer a speech.
7. (Military) (intr) to enlist voluntarily for military service
[C17: from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius willing; see voluntary]
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vol•un•teer
(ˌvɒl ənˈtɪər)n.
1. a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking.
2. a person who performs a service willingly and without pay.
3. a person who enters military service voluntarily rather than through conscription.
4. a person who acts without legal obligation to do so, esp. such a person who pays the debt of another.
5. a plant that has sprung up spontaneously from seed rather than having been planted or cultivated.
adj. 6. of, pertaining to, or serving as a volunteer.
7. consisting of or performed by volunteers: a volunteer army.
v.i. 8. to offer oneself for some service or undertaking.
9. to enter service or enlist as a volunteer.
v.t. 10. to offer (oneself or one's services) for some undertaking or purpose.
11. to give, bestow, or perform voluntarily.
12. to say, tell, or communicate voluntarily: to volunteer an explanation.
[1590–1600; < French volontaire < Latin voluntārius voluntary]
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volunteer
Past participle: volunteered
Gerund: volunteering
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| Noun | 1. |  volunteer - (military) a person who freely enlists for servicearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" |
| 2. |  volunteer - a person who performs voluntary workworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" candy striper - a volunteer worker in a hospital pledge taker - a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive vigilance man, vigilante - member of a vigilance committee | |
| 3. | Volunteer - a native or resident of Tennessee American - a native or inhabitant of the United States | |
| Verb | 1. |  volunteer - tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" |
| 2. | volunteer - agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" | |
| 3. |  volunteer - do volunteer work work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  volunteer - without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"voluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession" |
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volunteer
noun
1. subject, participant, case, patient, guinea pig (informal) the youngest volunteer in the experiment
verb
1. offer, step forward, offer your services, propose, let yourself in for (informal), need no invitation, present your services, proffer your services, put yourself at someone's disposal Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen.
offer refuse, withdraw
offer refuse, withdraw
2. suggest, advance, put forward, venture, tender His wife volunteered an ingenious suggestion.
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volunteer
nounSomeone who offers his or her services freely:
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Translations
مُتَطَوِّعيَتَطَوَّعُيَعْرِض ، يُقَدِّمُ تطوُّعِيّامتطوع
dobrovolníknabídnoutposkytnoutdobrovolně se hlásit
frivilligmelde sig frivilligtvoluntørkomme med
vapaaehtoinenvilliehdottaailmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksitarjota
volontervolontiratidobrovoljac
önként felajánl/jelentkezik
segja af fyrra bragîisjálfboîaliîi
volontarioarruolarsi come volontarioassolo di organodare spontaneamente informazionioffrirsi volontariamente
ボランティア志願者自発的に申し出る
자원 봉사자자원하다
pasiprašytisavanoris
brīvprātīgaisbrīvprātīgi pieteikties/uzņemtiesizteiktsniegt
dobrovoľne hlásiťdobrovoľne prihlásiťdobrovoľník
ponuditiprostovoljecprostovoljno se javiti
frivilligfrivilligt anmäla sig
เสนอตัวโดยสมัครใจอาสาสมัคร
tình nguyệntình nguyện viên
volunteer
[ˌvɒlənˈtɪəʳ]A. N (gen) → voluntario/a m/f
B. ADJ [forces] → voluntario, de voluntarios; [helper] → voluntario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
volunteer
[ˌvɒlənˈtɪər] n
(= unpaid worker) → bénévole mf
(= person offering to do sth) → volontaire mf
(MILITARY) → engagé(e) m/f volontaire
vi
(MILITARY) (for armed forces) → s'engager comme volontaire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
volunteer
n (also Mil) → Freiwillige(r) mf; volunteer army → Freiwilligenheer nt; any volunteers? → wer meldet sich freiwillig?; Volunteers in Service to America (US) US-Hilfsorganisation, die Freiwillige zur Hilfe Einkommensschwacher abstellt
vt help, services → anbieten; suggestion → machen; information → geben, herausrücken mit (inf); we didn’t ask you to volunteer any advice → wir haben Sie nicht um Rat gebeten; he volunteered his brother (hum) → er hat seinen Bruder (als Freiwilligen) gemeldet
vi
(= offer one’s services) → sich freiwillig melden; to volunteer for something → sich freiwillig für etw zur Verfügung stellen; to volunteer to do something → sich anbieten, etw zu tun; who will volunteer to clean the windows? → wer meldet sich freiwillig zum Fensterputzen?
(Mil) → sich freiwillig melden (for zu, for places nach)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
volunteer
[ˌvɒlənˈtɪəʳ]1. n (Mil) (gen) → volontario/a
2. vt (one's help, services, suggestion) → offrire spontaneamente; (information) → fornire
no-one volunteered an answer → nessuno si è offerto di rispondere
he rarely volunteers his opinion → è raro che esprima la propria opinione spontaneamente
no-one volunteered an answer → nessuno si è offerto di rispondere
he rarely volunteers his opinion → è raro che esprima la propria opinione spontaneamente
3. vi (for a task) → offrirsi come volontario/a, offrirsi spontaneamente (Mil) → arruolarsi volontario/a
to volunteer to do sth → offrirsi spontaneamente di fare qc
to volunteer to do sth → offrirsi spontaneamente di fare qc
4. adj (forces, helpers) → volontario/a; (corps) → di volontari
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
volunteer
(volənˈtiə) verb1. to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work). He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.
2. to offer (eg an opinion, information etc). Two or three people volunteered suggestions.
noun a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will. If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.
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volunteer
→ مُتَطَوِّع, يَتَطَوَّعُ dobrovolník, nabídnout frivillig, melde sig frivilligt freiwillig tun, Freiwilliger εθελοντής, προσφέρομαι εθελόντικά ofrecerse voluntariamente, voluntario ilmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksi, vapaaehtoinen bénévole, se porter volontaire volonter, volontirati offrirsi volontario, volontario 志願者, 自発的に申し出る 자원 봉사자, 자원하다 vrijwilliger, zich vrijwillig aanmelden frivillig, påta seg frivillig ochotnik, zgłosić się na ochotnika voluntariar-se, voluntário вызываться добровольцем, доброволец frivillig, frivilligt anmäla sig เสนอตัวโดยสมัครใจ, อาสาสมัคร gönüllü, gönüllü olmak tình nguyện, tình nguyện viên 志愿者, 自愿Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
volunteer
a. voluntario-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
volunteer
n voluntario -ria mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.