volunteer
To enlist oneself as a volunteerTo enlist oneself as a volunteer.
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Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
sich freiwillig melden
do volunteer work
(ambitransitive)To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
to volunteer for doing the dishes
anbieten, sich anbieten
tell voluntarily
(transitive)To offer, usually unprompted.
to volunteer an explanation
(informal, transitive)To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.
My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
(intransitive)To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
Examples
629 sentencesWhat did Tom volunteer to do?
Що Том визвався робити? — deniko
I want a volunteer to help me.
Я хочу, щоб мені допоміг доброволець. — deniko
Tom said he was looking for volunteers.
Том сказав, що шукає добровольців. — deniko
Tom said he was looking for more volunteers.
Том сказав, що шукає ще добровольців. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что ищет ещё добровольцев. — marafon
Tom said he was looking for a volunteer.
Том сказав, що шукає добровольця. — deniko
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); orBorrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or from voluntary + -eer.
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Forms
volunteers, volunteering, volunteered, volunteered| Base form | volunteer · to volunteer |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | volunteers |
| Present participle | volunteering |
| Past simple | volunteered |
| Past participle | volunteered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- agree freely:offer
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.