volunteer (redirected from volunteering)

vol·un·teer  (vln-tîr)

n.

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.

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[Obsolete French voluntaire, from Old French, voluntary, from Latin voluntrius; see voluntary.]

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volunteer

Noun

1. a person who offers voluntarily to do something

2. a person who freely undertakes military service

Verb

1. to offer (oneself or one's services) by choice and without being forced

2. to enlist voluntarily for military service

3. to give (information) willingly

4. to offer the services of (another person)

Thesaurus

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"

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volunteer

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 << OPPOSITE refuse

verb 2. suggest, advance, put forward, venture, tender

Translations

volunteer [vɔlənˈtɪəʳ] n → voluntario/a

vi → ofrecerse (de voluntario);

to volunteer to do → ofrecerse a hacer

volunteer [vɔlənˈtɪəʳ] n → volontaire m/f

vt [+ information] → donner spontanément

vi (Mil) → s'engager comme volontaire;

to volunteer to do → se proposer pour faire

volunteer [vɔlənˈtɪəʳ] n → Freiwillige(r) f(m)

vt (information) → vorbringen

vi (for army etc) → sich freiwillig melden;

to volunteer to do sth → sich anbieten, etw zu tun

volunteer [vɔlənˈtɪəʳ] n → volontario/a

vi (MIL) → arruolarsi volontario;

to volunteer to do → offrire (volontariamente) di fare

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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 지원하다, 자진해서 떠맡다 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 (의견·정보 등을) 자진하여 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 自願(提建議) пропонувати پيش کرنا xung phong làm 自愿（提建议）

n

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, 지원병 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