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vol·un·teer (v

n-tîr

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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. Law

a. A person who renders aid, performs a service, or assumes an obligation voluntarily.

b. A person who holds property under a deed made without consideration.

3. 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.

To give or offer to give voluntarily: volunteered their services; volunteer to give blood.

v.intr.

1. To perform or offer to perform a service of one's own free will.

2. 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 voluntrius; see voluntary.]

volunteer [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə]

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 services

b. Property law a person to whom property is transferred without his giving any valuable consideration in return, as a legatee under a will

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany)

a. a plant that grows from seed that has not been deliberately sown

b. (as modifier) a volunteer plant

1. to offer (oneself or one's services) for an undertaking by choice and without request or obligation

2. (tr) to perform, give, or communicate voluntarily to volunteer help to volunteer a speech

3. (Military) (intr) to enlist voluntarily for military service

[from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius willing; see voluntary]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	volunteer - (military) a person who freely enlists for service military volunteer, voluntary armed 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" conscript, draftee, inductee - someone who is drafted into military service
	2.	volunteer - a person who performs voluntary work unpaid worker worker - 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 Tennessean 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" offer act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	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" unpaid 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"

volunteer

noun

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

2. suggest, advance, put forward, venture, tender His wife volunteered an ingenious suggestion.

Translations

volunteer [ˌvɒlənˈtɪəʳ]

A. N (gen) → voluntario/a m/f

B. ADJ [forces] → voluntario, de voluntarios; [helper] → voluntario

C. VT

1. (= offer) [+ one's help, services] → ofrecer; [+ remark, suggestion] → hacer; [+ information] → dar

2. (= put forward) they volunteered him for the job → le señalaron contra su voluntad para la tarea

D. VI (for a task) → ofrecerse; (for the army) → alistarse como voluntario
to volunteer for service overseas → ofrecerse para servir en ultramar
to volunteer to do sth → ofrecerse(voluntario)para hacer algo
he wasn't forced to, he volunteered → nadie le obligó a ello, se ofreció libremente

volunteer [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə^r]

(= unpaid worker) → bénévole mf

(= person offering to do sth) → volontaire mf

(MILITARY) → engagé(e) m/f volontaire

(gen) → faire du bénévolat

(MILITARY) (for armed forces) → s'engager comme volontaire

[+ one's services, help] → offrir
to volunteer to do sth → offrir de faire qch

[+ information] → fournir

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

(= 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)

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

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

4. adj (forces, helpers) → volontario/a; (corps) → di volontari

volunteer [ˌvɒlənˈtɪəʳ]

1. n (Mil) (gen) → volontario/a

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

4. adj (forces, helpers) → volontario/a; (corps) → di volontari

volunteer

v volunteer [volənˈtiə]

1 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. vrywilliger مُتَطَوِّع отзовавам се dobrovolně se (při)hlásit melde sig frivilligt sich freiwillig anbieten προσφέρομαι εθελοντικά ofrecerse voluntario (end) vabatahtlikuna esitama داوطلب شدن ilmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksi se porter volontaire לְהִתנַדֵב स्वेच्छा से काम करना dragovoljac önként jelentkezik menawarkan diri bjóðast til að gera e-ð, gerast sjálfboðaliði (offrirsi come volontario) 志願する 자진하여 하다 pasisiūlyti, pasiprašyti brīvprātīgi pieteikties/uzņemties bersukarela zich vrijwillig aanbieden melde seg frivillig, tilby (seg) zaofiarować się, zgłaszać się na ochotnika voluntário a se oferi de bună voie вызываться добровольно dobrovoľne urobiť, al. ponúknuť prostovoljno se javiti prijaviti se dobrovoljno frivilligt erbjuda (åta) sig, anmäla sig som frivillig, ställa upp frivilligt สมัครใจทำ (บางสิ่ง) gönüllü olmak 自願(做某事) визватися رضاکار tình nguyện 自愿（做某事）

2 to offer (eg an opinion, information etc) Two or three people volunteered suggestions. vrywillig, inwillig يَعْرِض ، يُقَدِّمُ تطوُّعِيّا предлагам доброволно poskytnout komme med sich erlauben προσφέρω αυθόρμητα ofrecer, facilitar pakkuma گفتن؛ ارائه دادن tarjota offrir לְנַדֵב स्वेच्छा पूर्वक कहना dragovoljno ponuditi önként felajánl mengajukan segja (e-ð) af fyrra bragði offrire 申し出る 조언 등을 제공하다 pasiūlyti izteikt (domas u.tml.); sniegt (informāciju) memberikan opperen si/komme med (noe) uoppfordret zaofiarować, zgłaszać dobrowolnie oferecer a oferi предлагать; высказывать poskytnúť ponuditi predložiti komma med รับอาสา gönüllü olmak 主動提出(意見、訊息等) пропонувати پيش کرنا xung phong làm 自愿（提建议）

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. vrywilliger مُتَطَوِّع доброволец dobrovolník (en) frivillig; voluntør der/die Freiwillige εθελοντής voluntario vabatahtlik داوطلب vapaaehtoinen volontaire מִתנַדֵב स्वयं सेवक dragovoljac önkéntes sukarelawan sjálfboðaliði volontario 志願兵 지원자 savanoris brīvprātīgais sukarela; sukarelawan vrijwilliger frivillig ochotnik voluntário voluntar доброволец dobrovoľník prostovoljec volonter frivillig, volontär อาสาสมัคร gönüllü 自願者 доброволець, волонтер رضا کار quân tình nguyện, lính tình nguyện 自愿者

volunteer → متطوع, يتطوع dobrovolník, nabídnout frivillig, melde sig frivilligt freiwillig tun, Freiwilliger εθελοντής, προσφέρομαι εθελόντικά ofrecerse voluntariamente, voluntario ilmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksi, vapaaehtoinen bénévole, se porter volontaire dobrovoljac, javiti se dobrovoljno 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

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