Meaning

6 senses
  1. One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.

    The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.

    Freiwilliger, Freiwillige, Ehrenamtlicher

    доброво́лецdobrovólec, доброво́лицаdobrovólica, волонтёрvolontjór

    доброво́лецьdobrovólecʹ, доброво́лицяdobrovólycja, волонте́рvolontér

  2. One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.

    (military) a person who freely enlists for service

  3. A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.

    Freiwilliger, Freiwillige

    доброво́лецdobrovólec, доброво́лицаdobrovólica, волонтёрvolontjór

    доброво́лецьdobrovólecʹ, доброво́лицяdobrovólycja, волонте́рvolontér

  4. A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.

    доброво́лецdobrovólec

  5. A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.

  6. A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.

    a native or resident of Tennessee

Examples

629 sentences
  1. What did Tom volunteer to do?

    Що Том визвався робити?

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  2. I want a volunteer to help me.

    Я хочу, щоб мені допоміг доброволець.

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  3. Tom said he was looking for volunteers.

    Том сказав, що шукає добровольців.

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  4. Tom said he was looking for more volunteers.

    Том сказав, що шукає ще добровольців.

    ruТом сказал, что ищет ещё добровольцев.

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  5. Tom said he was looking for a volunteer.

    Том сказав, що шукає добровольця.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who voluntarily offers themselves for service:
Русский
By meaning 1
one who voluntarily offers themselves for service:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who voluntarily offers themselves for service:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or

Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or from voluntary + -eer.

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Forms

plural: volunteers
Singularvolunteer
Pluralvolunteers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • volunteered to help
  • volunteer to do
  • one who volunteered
  • to volunteer to
  • who volunteered to
  • has volunteered to
  • one to volunteer
  • any more volunteers
  • more volunteers
  • person to volunteer
  • looking for volunteers
  • volunteered to go

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
volunteer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto