Volunteer

/,vɔlən'tiə/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task without being paid. This is the most common meaning, referring to someone who gives their time and effort for a cause or organization without financial compensation.
    • (Military) A person who freely enlists for service. This refers specifically to someone who joins the armed forces by choice, not through conscription.
    • A plant that grows from self-sown seed. In botany, this describes a plant that appears in a garden or field without being deliberately planted.

  2. Verb:

    • To freely offer to do something. This involves stepping forward without being asked or compelled.
    • To offer (information, help, etc.) freely. This involves giving something, like a suggestion or personal details, without being prompted or required to do so.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The charity relies on volunteers to run its daily operations.
    • He served as a volunteer in the army for three years.
    • A tomato volunteer sprouted in the compost pile.

  • Verb:

    • She volunteered to organize the book drive.
    • He volunteered his services as a translator.
    • When asked about her weekend, she volunteered that she had visited her family.
Advanced Usage
  • "To volunteer for something": To offer oneself for a specific task or duty.
    • She volunteered for the night shift.
  • "To volunteer someone (else)": To offer the services of another person, often without asking them first.
    • My boss volunteered me for the committee.
Variants and Related Words
  • Voluntary (adj): Done, given, or acting of one's own free will; not forced or paid. (e.g., , a ).
  • Voluntarily (adv): In a voluntary way; without being forced. (e.g., ).
  • Volunteerism (n): The use or involvement of volunteer labor, especially in community services.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Unpaid worker, helper, enlistee.
  • Verb: Offer, step forward, present, propose.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Volunteer as: To offer oneself in a specific role.
    • He volunteered as a mentor for new students.
Related Idioms
  • "On a volunteer basis": Done without payment or obligation.
    • All the staff at the festival are working on a volunteer basis.
Adjective
  1. without payment
    • the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers
    • a volunteer fire department
Noun
  1. a native or resident of Tennessee
  2. a person who performs voluntary work
  3. (military) a person who freely enlists for service
Verb
  1. do volunteer work
  2. 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
  3. tell voluntarily
    • He volunteered the information

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