voluntell
To tell or force to "volunteer" to do somethingTo tell or force (someone) to "volunteer" to do something.
» Tom was voluntold to pick up trash on the side of the road on behalf of his company.
Том был в добровольно-принудительном порядке поставлен своей компанией собирать мусор с обочины дороги. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(humorous, informal, often)To tell or force (someone) to "volunteer" to do something.
добровольно-принудительноdobrovolʹno-prinuditelʹno
Examples
1 sentencesTom was voluntold to pick up trash on the side of the road on behalf of his company.
ruТом был в добровольно-принудительном порядке поставлен своей компанией собирать мусор с обочины дороги. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Blend of volunteer + tell, in the sense of "to order (someone to do something)."Blend of volunteer + tell, in the sense of "to order (someone to do something)."
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Forms
voluntells, voluntelling, voluntold, voluntold| Base form | voluntell · to voluntell |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | voluntells |
| Present participle | voluntelling |
| Past simple | voluntold |
| Past participle | voluntold |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.